Comparative viral frequency in Mexican children under 5 years of age with and without upper respiratory symptoms

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 579-583

  Manjarrez, M E ^a   Rosete, D P ^a   Rincon M ^b   Villalba, J ^a   Cravioto, A ^b   Cabrera, R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPRING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; WINTER;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

EID: 0038779668     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05007-0     Document Type: Article

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