Outbreak of aseptic meningitis among adults in southern Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 192-196

  Kao, Chih Hsiang ^b   Lee, Susan Shin Jung ^b   Liu, Yung Ching ^a   Yen, Muh Yong ^b   Chen, Yao Shen ^b   Wan, Shue Ren ^b   Lin, Hsi Hsun ^b   Lin, Wei Ru ^b   Huang, Chun Kai ^b   Chin, Chuen ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adult; Aseptic meningitis; Echovirus; Outbreak; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMON COLD; ECHO VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; EPIDEMIC; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TAIWAN; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TYPING; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ECHOVIRUS INFECTIONS; ENTEROVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS B, HUMAN; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN;

EID: 10744233441     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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