Respiratory Syncytial Virus bronchiolitis
Assaf Adar 1,2, Aviv D Goldbart1,2,3, Nitzan Burrack 2,4, Neta Geva1,2,5, Bracha Cohen 4, Inbal
Golan-Tripto 1,2,3
1Department of Pediatrics, Soroka University Medical
Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel
2Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of
the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
3Pediatric Pulmonary Unit, Soroka University Medical
Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel
4Clinical Research Center, Soroka University Medical
Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel
5Department of Neonatology, Soroka University Medical
Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Corresponding author: Dr. Inbal Golan-Tripto, Pediatric
Pulmonary Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health
Sciences, Ben Gurion University, PO box 151, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Tel: +972 8 6403064; Fax: +972 8 6287163. E-mail:
Inbalgt@Clalit.org.il
Keywords: Bronchiolitis, Respiratory syncytial virus,
C-reactive protein, urinary tract infection, disease severity,
hospitalization.