An outbreak of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis caused by adenovirus type 37

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-94

  Curtis, S ^a   Wilkinson, G W G ^b   Westmoreland, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0031974266     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-1-91     Document Type: Article

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