title: [Respiratory syncitial virus in immunocompromised patients in a pediatric hospital: 5 years experience].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts.
  
  
  METHODS
  A description is presented of all cases of RSV infection in immunocompromised pediatric patients in Hematology and Oncology and Immunodeficiency Units between 2008 and 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nineteen patients were diagnosed with RSV infection. Nine patients required in-patient care and 2 required Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Five patients were treated with specific therapy (ribavirin ± palivizumab). No deaths occurred in the study period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  RSV infection may be severe in immunocompromised pediatric patients.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Hemato-Oncología Pediátrica, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España. Electronic address: nere.mdc@gmail.com.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Domínguez-Pinilla
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Belda Hofheinz
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Hemato-Oncología Pediátrica, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vivanco Martinez
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Hemato-Oncología Pediátrica, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baro-Fernández
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Inmunodeficiencias y Hemato-Oncología Pediátricas, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Contreras
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Inmunodeficiencias y Hemato-Oncología Pediátricas, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: González-Granado
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: ECMO; Immunocompromised Host; Inmunodeprimido; Palivizumab; Respiratory syncytial virus; Ribavirin; Ribavirina; Virus respiratorio sincitial