Epidemiological investigation of nine respiratory pathogens in hospitalized children in Germany using multiplex reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 336-343

  Weigl, J A I ^a   Puppe, W ^a   Grondahl B ^a   Schmitt, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NEWBORN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0034131118     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050490     Document Type: Article

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