Simultaneous multiple viral infections in childhood acute lower respiratory tract infections in southern Taiwan

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 308-311

  Huang, Joh Jong ^a   Huang, Teh Yang ^b,c   Huang, Ming Yii ^b   Chen, Bai Hsiun ^b   Lin, Kuei Hsiang ^b   Jeng, Jen Eing ^b   Wu, Jiunn Ren ^b   Dai, Zen Kong ^b  

^a YUAN'S GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALE; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; TAIWAN; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031751485     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/44.5.308     Document Type: Article

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