Respiratory syncytial virus infection in the elderly

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 777-781

  Mlinaric Galinovic, G ^a   Falsey, A R ^b   Walsh, E E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANOREXIA; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEVER; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MUCOSA; NOSE CONGESTION; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RIBAVIRIN; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029855004     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01701518     Document Type: Short Survey

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