Bronchiolitis: in-patient focus.
Bronchiolitis is among the most common and serious lower respiratory tract syndromes that affects young children. In developed countries, the case fatality rate among previously healthy children remains low; in contrast, infants with underlying medical conditions, such as immunodeficiency or chronic lung disease, are at risk of prolonged illness and death. Bronchiolitis is associated with significant morbidity among healthy young children. During the winter season, bronchiolitis is the most common cause of hospitalization among infants. Each year in the United States, approximately 2 per 100,000 infants die as a result of complications associated with bronchiolitis.
Coffin
Susan E
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Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. coffin@email.chop.edu
D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000150:complications; D018113:Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / Q000472:pathogenicity