Respiratory Severity Score Separates Upper Versus Lower Respiratory Tract Infections and Predicts Measures of Disease Severity
| Autor: | Patricia A. Minton, Kecia N. Carroll, Eva Kathryn Miller, Tebeb Gebretsadik, Emma K. Larkin, Kimberly B. Woodward, Tina V. Hartert, Robert S. Valet, Amy S. Feldman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
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| Zdroj: | Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology. 28:117-120 |
| ISSN: | 2151-3228 2151-321X |
| DOI: | 10.1089/ped.2014.0463 |
| Popis: | Background: A respiratory severity score (RSS) describing acute respiratory illness (ARI) severity would be useful for research and clinical purposes. Methods: A total of 630 term infants presenting with ARI had their RSS measured. Results: RSS was higher in those with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) compared with those with upper respiratory infection (URI; LRTI 6.5 [4–8.5]; URI 1 [0–2], p |
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