An unusual enterovirus outbreak in Denmark: Clinical characteristics and molecular epidemiology

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 840-847

  Vestergaard, Hanne T ^a   Johnsen, Christina K ^a   Böttiger, Blenda ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRUCTURAL PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLIMATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIARRHEA; ECHO VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; GENOTYPE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; MYALGIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RASH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMPTOM; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TYPING; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTEROVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; PHYLOGENY; SEASONS;

EID: 11344287218     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410021153     Document Type: Article

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