Summer Hospitalization and Bronchial Asthma Make Treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Difficult: A Retrospective Study in Japan

• Main Authors: Kosuke Oikawa MD, PhD (Author), Hirotaka Ochiai PhD (Author), Kazuhiko Matsuhashi MD, PhD (Author), Motoichiro Sakurai MD, PhD (Author), Manabu Suzuki MD, PhD (Author), Masaya Koganesawa MD, PhD (Author), Tomomasa Terada MD, PhD (Author), Yoko Ishii MD (Author), Akatsuki Kokaze MD, PhD (Author), Katsumi Mizuno MD, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In recent years, epidemics of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have been seen in the summer in Japan. Patients hospitalized in the summer used a high-flow oxygen administration device more frequently than patients hospitalized in the winter. This study was a retrospective study to examine the varia...