title: Viral infection of the lower respiratory tract.
abstract: This article describes the epidemiology, transmission, and pathophysiology of viral infection of the lower respiratory tract. Current approaches to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention also are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pinkston
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D014777:Virus Diseases