Publications
| rsv-prevention in children guided by a web-based early warning system. | passive immunization with palivizumab is expensive and requires considerable logistic effort. so far 5 monthly injections from november to march are recommended. the rsv season onset and its duration, however, shows considerable variation. in many countries on the northern hemisphere a dual rhythm is described. | 2005 | 15770573 |
| are meteorological parameters associated with acute respiratory tract infections? | information on the onset of epidemics of acute respiratory tract infections (aris) is useful in timing preventive strategies (eg, the passive immunization of high-risk infants against respiratory syncytial virus [rsv]). aiming at better predictions of the seasonal activity of ari pathogens, we investigated the influence of climate on hospitalizations for aris. | 2009 | 19663691 |