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Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 395 patients with respiratory syncytial virus infection from 2008 to 2013 in one pediatric clinic

Hiroyuki SHIMIZU^1,2), Kaori SEKINE^1,3), Kouta HIRAI^1,3), Hiromitsu TAKAKURA⁴⁾, Kazuo SUZUKI⁴⁾, Nao TADA¹⁾, Megumi ATSUMI¹⁾, Masaaki MORI²⁾, Chidori KUBOTA¹⁾

Three hundred and ninety-five children were diagnosed with respiratory syncytial virus infection, and assessed for their clinical and epidemiological characteristics over a 6-year period from 2008 to 2013 in one pediatric clinic. Younger age tended to show lower maximum body temperature. Recently, this virus reached epidemic proportions in the months of July or August, and 3 eligible patients for palivizumab prophylaxis were diagnosed with respiratory syncytial virus infection. Unfortunately, 2 of them were infected immediately prior to palivizumab administration. Therefore, when to start palivizumab prophylaxis needs to be re-evaluated.

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1) Chidori Children's Clinic
2) Pediatrics General Medical Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center
3) Department of Pediatrics, Tokai University School of Medicine
4) Department of Pediatrics, Tokai University Oiso Hospital

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Received	January 30, 2015
Accepted	April 22, 2015

27 (2)：119─125,2015