Outbreak of pneumonia in a long-term care facility: Antecedent human parainfluenza virus 1 infection may predispose to bacterial pneumonia

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1112-1117

  Fiore, Anthony E ^a   Iverson, Chris ^a   Messmer, Trudy ^b   Erdman, Dean ^c   Lett, Susan M ^d   Talkington, Deborah F ^b   Anderson, Larry J ^d   Fields, Barry ^b   Carlone, George M ^b   Breiman, Robert F ^b   Cetron, Martin S ^a,b  

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

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

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

^d MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031670737     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb06649.x     Document Type: Article

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