Influenza A outbreak among adolescents in a ski hostel

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 128-130

  Lyytikainen O ^a,b   Hoffmann, E ^c   Timm, H ^a   Schweiger, B ^a   Witte, W ^a   Vieth, U ^a   Ammon, A ^a   Petersen, L R ^a,d  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b Europ Prog Intervention E   (Belgium)

^c Hlth Dept of Nürnberger Land   (Germany)

^d NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza A; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031776234     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01682171     Document Type: Article

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