Association of invasive pneumococcal disease with season, atmospheric conditions, air pollution, and the isolation of respiratory viruses

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 100-106

  Kim, Paul E ^b   Musher, Daniel M ^a   Glezen, W Paul ^b   Rodriguez Barradas, Maria C ^b   Nahm, Walter K ^b   Wright, Charles E ^b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAGWEED POLLEN; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0030031165     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.1.100     Document Type: Article

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