Outbreak of adenovirus 35 pneumonia among adult residents and staff of a chronic care psychiatric facility

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 760-763

  Sánchez, María Pía ^b   Erdman, Dean D ^a   Török, Thomas J ^d   Freeman, C Jason ^d   Mátyás, Béla T ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MANAGEMENT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SEROTYPE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030750177     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517295     Document Type: Article

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