Publications by authors named "Refat Rahima"
Background: During July 2010, newspapers reported a respiratory disease outbreak in southwestern Bangladesh resulting in the admission of children to a secondary care hospital. We investigated this outbreak to determine the etiology and explore possible risk factors.
Methods: The hospital's physician diagnosed children aged <2 years with cough, tachypnea or dyspnea, and expiratory wheeze as having acute bronchiolitis.