Measles outbreak in Ibadan: Clinical, serological and virological identification of affected children in selected hospitals

Journal of Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-245

  Adu, F D ^a   Ikusika, A ^a   Omotade, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MEASLES ANTIBODY; MEASLES VACCINE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; NIGERIA; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOM; VIROLOGY;

EID: 0031468809     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(97)92890-5     Document Type: Article

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