Development of a Global Respiratory Severity Score for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Infants
Development of a Global Respiratory Severity Score for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Infants
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DOI:
10.1093/infdis/jiw624
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发表时间:
2017-03-01
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
Walsh, Edward E.
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作者:
Caserta, Mary T.;Qiu, Xing;Walsh, Edward E.
Background. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in infants has recognizable clinical signs and symptoms. However, quantification of disease severity is difficult, and published scores remain problematic. Thus, as part of a RSV pathogenesis study, we developed a global respiratory severity score (GRSS) as a research tool for evaluating infants with primary RSV infection.Methods. Previously healthy infants