Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease in Alaska Native Children

Hospitalization rates for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection range from 1 to 20/1000 infants. To determine the rate and severity of RSV infections requiring hospitalization for infants in the Yukon-Kuskokwim (YK) Delta of Alaska, a 3-year prospective surveillance study was conducted. The an...

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 1999-07, Vol.180 (1), p.41-49
Main Authors: Karron, Ruth A., Singleton, Rosalyn J., Bulkow, Lisa, Parkinson, Alan, Kruse, Donn, DeSmet, Irma, Indorf, Carol, Petersen, Kenneth M., Leombruno, Donna, Hurlburt, Debra, Santosham, Mathuram, Harrison, Lee H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child health services
Children
Epidemiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hospitalization
Human respiratory syncytial virus
Infants
Major Articles
Microbiology
Respiratory diseases
Respiratory syncytial virus
Respiratory syncytial virus infections
Respiratory syncytial viruses
Virology
Viruses
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Summary:Hospitalization rates for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection range from 1 to 20/1000 infants. To determine the rate and severity of RSV infections requiring hospitalization for infants in the Yukon-Kuskokwim (YK) Delta of Alaska, a 3-year prospective surveillance study was conducted. The annual rate of RSV hospitalization for YK Delta infants
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1086/314841