Respiratory syncytial virus infection in adults

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 371-384

  Falsey, Ann R ^a,b   Walsh, Edward E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; REVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; VACCINATION;

RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RICE STRIPE VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES; SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 0033949819     PISSN: 08938512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CMR.13.3.371-384.2000     Document Type: Review

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