Human metapneumovirus infections in young and elderly adults

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 785-790

  Falsey, Ann R ^a,c   Erdman, Dean ^b   Anderson, Larry J ^b   Walsh, Edward E ^a  

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

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; WINTER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0037333256     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/367901     Document Type: Article

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