Immunoprophylaxis of group B respiratory syncytial virus infection in cotton rats

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 932-934

  Faverio, Luis A ^b   Piazza, Franco M ^c   Johnson, Susan A ^c   Darnell, Miriam E R ^c   Ottolini, Martin G ^c   Hemming, Val G ^c   Prince, Gregory A ^a  

^a Virion Systems Inc   (United States)

^b Gratiot Community Hospital   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0030970760     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513993     Document Type: Article

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