Mortality in children hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus infection in Singapore.
CONCLUSION: Children with haemodynamically significant cardiac disease, immunodeficiency and metabolic disease were at higher risk of death after hospitalisation for RSV-related illnesses. These children should be considered for palivizumab prophylaxis.
PMID: 32460446 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Singapore Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Authors: Lee MW, Goh AE Tags: Singapore Med J Source Type: research
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