| respiratory syncytial virus infection in a sicilian pediatric population: risk factors, epidemiology, and severity. | respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) is the leading cause of hospitalization for lower respiratory tract infections (lrtis) in young children worldwide. this study evaluated the epidemiological and clinical patterns of rsv infection in infants hospitalized for lrtis in sicily. over a 7-month period (october 1, 2005 to april 30, 2006), all children <2 years of age hospitalized for lrtis were evaluated and tested for respiratory viruses. logistic regression was used to identify the risk factors assoc ... | 2008 | 18430319 |
| children, parents and respiratory syncytial virus in palermo, italy: prevention is primary. | a study was conducted to describe the characteristics of the respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) infection cases occurring in the season 2006-7 in palermo, italy, and to evaluate the parents' knowledge and behaviours concerning prevention and control of acute respiratory infections (aris). all children aged between 0 and 2 years, admitted for a lower respiratory tract infection (lrti) between october 2006 and may 2007, were enrolled in the study. data were collected about demographic and household ... | 2010 | 20395316 |