Molecular epidemiology of two consecutive outbreaks of parainfluenza 3 in a bone marrow transplant unit

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2289-2293

  Zambon, Maria ^a   Bull, Tim ^b,c   Sadler, Carol J ^a   Goldman, John M ^b   Ward, Katherine N ^b  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031927834     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.8.2289-2293.1998     Document Type: Article

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