Evaluation of Babies with Viral Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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KASAP T., Takcı Ş., Ozcan P.

GUNCEL PEDIATRI-JOURNAL OF CURRENT PEDIATRICS, vol.19, no.1, pp.106-112, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/jcp.2021.0015
  • Journal Name: GUNCEL PEDIATRI-JOURNAL OF CURRENT PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.106-112
  • Keywords: Newborn, lower respiratory tract infection, respiratory viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, neonatal intensive care unit, SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, CHILDREN
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are one of the leading cause of hospitalization and mortality in childhood worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of the patients hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with the diagnosis of viral LRTI, to reveal the viral agents and to investigate the risk factors.