Publications by authors named "Maria Moreno-Samos"

Background: Benefits of antenatal corticosteroids have been established for preterm infants who have received the full course. In imminent preterm labours there is no time to administer the second dose 24 h later.

Objective: To determine whether the administration of two doses of betamethasone in a 12 h interval is equivalent to the effects of a full maturation.

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Introduction: Pertussis is a re-emerging disease that mostly affects infants. At this age, the severity can be affected by intercurrent infections such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Objectives: To estimate the incidence of RSV infection during an epidemic period in patients hospitalized due to pertussis.

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