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Respiratory syncytial virus-associated mortality in a healthy 3-year-old child: a case report.
BMC pediatrics - 27 Nov 2019
Gavotto A, Ousselin A, Pidoux O, Cathala P, Costes-Martineau V, Rivière B, Pasquié J L, Amedro P, Rambaud C, Cambonie G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most frequently identified pathogen in children with acute lower respiratory tract infection. Fatal cases have mainly been reported during the first 6 months of life or in the presence of comorbidity. CASE PRESENTATION: A 47-month-old girl was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit following sudden cardiopulmonary arrest occurring at home. The...
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