Enteroviral meningitis in Northern Jordan: Prevalence and association with clinical findings

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 224-228

  Meqdam, Mamdoh M ^a   Khalousi, Mohamed M ^a   Al Shurman, Abdullah ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b Princess Rahma Hospital   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Aseptic meningitis, Jordan; Enteroviruses; Immunofluorescence; Shell vial

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHILD; COXSACKIE VIRUS B; ECHO VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFANT; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SUMMER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS MENINGITIS; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JORDAN; MALE; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; PREVALENCE; VIRUS CULTIVATION;

COXSACKIEVIRUS; ECHOVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; HUMAN ECHOVIRUS 9;

EID: 0036139129     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.2133     Document Type: Article

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