Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, clinical experience in diagnosis and treatment. Hospital Coyhaique - Chile;Síndrome pulmonar por hantavirus: Experiencia clínica en diagnóstico y tratamiento. Hospital Coyhaique-Chile

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 258-269

  Tapia Gaete, Mauricio S ^a   Mansilla A , Carlos ^a   Vera M , T M Jose L ^a  

^a Hospital Coyhaique

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Hantavirus; Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242340232     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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