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Etiology of infectious diseases in acutely Ill children at a pediatric hospital in Finland |
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| Author: | Pöyry, Hilla1,2; Raappana, Anna1; Kiviniemi, Minttu1; |
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1Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland 2Medical Research Center, PEDEGO (Pediatrics, Dermatology, Gynecology and Obstetrics) Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland 3Department of Pediatrics, Lapland Central Hospital, Rovaniemi, Finland
4Department of Pediatrics, University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
5Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland |
| Format: | article |
| Version: | published version |
| Access: | open |
| Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.4 MB) |
| Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2021092246889 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wolters Kluwer,
2021
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| Publish Date: | 2021-09-22 |
| Description: |
AbstractThis is a brief report of the etiology of infectious diseases in a pediatric emergency department. Our cohort study of 4647 children demonstrated rhinovirus as the most common etiology in a pediatric emergency department (23%) and intensive care (48%). The population-based incidence of rhinovirus-related visits was 1796/100,000/yr in children <5 years. The most common bacterial pathogen was Escherichia coli (5%). see all
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| Series: |
Pediatric infectious disease journal |
| ISSN: | 0891-3668 |
| ISSN-E: | 1532-0987 |
| ISSN-L: | 0891-3668 |
| Volume: | 40 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| Pages: | E245 - E247 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/INF.0000000000003091 |
| OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003091 |
| Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
| Field of Science: |
3123 Gynaecology and paediatrics |
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| Funding: |
Supported by the Finnish Foundation for Pediatric Research and Alma and KA Snellman Foundation. |
| Copyright information: |
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. |
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |