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. 2015 Jan;82(1):35-40.
doi: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2014.04.016. Epub 2014 Jun 2.

[Respiratory syncitial virus in immunocompromised patients in a pediatric hospital: 5 years experience]

[Article in Spanish]
N Domínguez-Pinilla  1 , S Belda Hofheinz  2 , J L Vivanco Martinez  3 , M Baro-Fernández  3 , J Ruiz-Contreras  4 , L I González-Granado  4
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[Respiratory syncitial virus in immunocompromised patients in a pediatric hospital: 5 years experience]

[Article in Spanish]
N Domínguez-Pinilla et al. An Pediatr (Barc). 2015 Jan.
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Abstract

Introduction: 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.

Conclusion: RSV infection may be severe in immunocompromised pediatric patients.

Keywords: ECMO; Immunocompromised Host; Inmunodeprimido; Palivizumab; Respiratory syncytial virus; Ribavirin; Ribavirina; Virus respiratorio sincitial.

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