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

Erin Baroni; Kenzie Daniels; Shawn Reeves; Mary Frances Flores; Kerrie Pinkney; Fatma Levent

doi:10.12746/swrccc.v6i22.429

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

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12746/swrccc.v6i22.429

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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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