Relative abundance of enterovirus serotypes in sewage differs from that in patients: Clinical and epidemiological implications

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-97

  Hovi, T ^a   Stenvik, M ^a   Rosenlew, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COXSACKIE VIRUS; COXSACKIE VIRUS A; COXSACKIE VIRUS B; ECHO VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTYPE; SEWAGE; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 0029937951     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800058982     Document Type: Article

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