Respiratory Disease
Bronchiolitis increasing among younger children with flu
Published in Vaccine Weekly, March 13th, 2002
The incidence of bronchiolitis in this study points to an alarming new sign of this virus in young children and the need for early detection to specifically combat this infectious disease. "A total of 117 cases of respiratory infection caused by influenza A virus were detected. In 62 cases (52.9%) the diagnosis was bronchiolitis. Of these, 80.6% of cases were aged less than 6 years," say J. Reina and colleagues at the University Palma De Mallorca, Hospital Son...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2002-03-13)
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