Rapid diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus infections in immunocompromised adults

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1649-1653

  Englund, Janet A ^a   Piedra, Pedro A ^a   Jewell, Alan ^a   Patel, Kirti ^a   Baxter, Barbara B ^a   Whimbey, Estella ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0029982487     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.7.1649-1653.1996     Document Type: Article

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