Viral aetiology of lower respiratory tract infection in young Malaysian children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 287-290

  Chan, P W K ^a,b   Goh, A Y T ^a   Chua, K B ^a   Kharullah, N S ^a   Hooi, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Lower respiratory tract infection; Nasopharyngeal secretion

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PATHOGENESIS; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

BRONCHIOLITIS; CROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAYSIA; MALE; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033017146     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.00359.x     Document Type: Article

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