A Regional Report: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in 2016-17 Season

  • Erin Baroni Brown University
  • Kenzie Daniels Ohio State University, Nationwide Children's Hospital
  • Shawn Reeves Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock
  • Mary Frances Flores University Medical Center
  • Kerrie Pinkney Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock
  • Fatma Levent Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock

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Author Biographies

Erin Baroni, Brown University

Resident Physician, Medicine Pediatrics Residency Program

Brown University
Providence, RI

Kenzie Daniels, Ohio State University, Nationwide Children's Hospital

Resident Physician, Medicine Pediatrics Residency Program

Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

Shawn Reeves, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock

Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Department of Pediatrics

Texas Tech Health Sciences Center

Lubbock, TX

Mary Frances Flores, University Medical Center

Medical Technologist

Clinical Laboratory, University Medical Center

Lubbock, Texas

Kerrie Pinkney, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock

Associate Professor, Pediatric Critical Care

Department of Pediatrics , Texas Tech Health Sciences Center

Lubbock, TX

Fatma Levent, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock

Associate Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center

Lubbock, TX

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Published
2018-01-19
How to Cite
Baroni, E., Daniels, K., Reeves, S., Flores, M. F., Pinkney, K., & Levent, F. (2018). A Regional Report: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in 2016-17 Season. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 6(22), 51-52. https://doi.org/10.12746/swrccc.v6i22.429