Reemergence of adenovirus type 4 acute respiratory disease in military trainees: Report of an outbreak during a lapse in vaccination

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1531-1533

  Barraza, Evelyn M ^a,b,c,d,e   Ludwig, Sharon L ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Gaydos, Joel C ^a,b,c,d   Brundage, John F ^a,b,c,d  

^a Preventive Medicine Service   (United States)

^b US Army Ctr for Hlth Prom/Prev   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^e US Coast Guard Headquarters   (United States)

^f U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADENOVIRUS; ADENOVIRUS 4; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING; SOLDIER; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ADENOVIRUSES, HUMAN; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SOUTH CAROLINA; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032992569     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314772     Document Type: Article

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