Serial Analysis of the Plasma Concentration of SARS Coronavirus RNA in Pediatric Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2085-2088

  Ng, Enders K O ^a   Ng, Pak Cheung ^a   Hon, K L Ellis ^a   Cheng, W T Frankie ^a   Hung, Emily C W ^a   Chan, K C Allen ^a   Chiu, Rossa W K ^a   Li, Albert M ^a   Poon, Leo L M ^b   Hui, David S ^a   Tam, John S ^a   Fok, Tai Fai ^a   Lo, Y M Dennis ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONAVIRUS; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; PLASMA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SARS VIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

CORONAVIRUS; SARS CORONAVIRUS;

EID: 0345376994     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2003.024588     Document Type: Article

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