Respiratory syncytial virus infection in infants hospitalized with respiratory illness in northern Jordan

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 92-95

  Meqdam, M M M ^a   Rawashdeh, M O ^b   Masaadeh, H ^a   Shurman, A A ^b   Abuharfeil, N ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b Princess Rahma Hospital   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CELL CULTURE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFANT; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; WINTER;

EID: 0031917029     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/44.2.92     Document Type: Article

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