Risk Factors for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Illness Among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Risk Factors for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Illness Among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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DOI:
10.3109/15412555.2012.744741
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发表时间:
2013-06-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Falsey, Ann R.
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作者:
Mehta, Jyotsna;Walsh, Edward E.;Falsey, Ann R.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), although not typically considered an important pathogen in adults, may cause acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is unclear which COPD patients are at highest risk for developing serious RSV illness. Our objective was to identify risk factors for RSV illness among adult patients with COPD. We conducted a pooled analysis of data from COPD patients in 2 previously published longitudinal studies that examined RSV infection in high risk adults for