The value of virus serology in epidemiological studies of acute otitis media in children

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 315-319

  Räty, Riitta ^a   Ziegler, Thedi ^a   Kleemola, Marjaana ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antigen detection; CFT; EIA; Respiratory viruses; Serology; TR FIA

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 2; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROUS OTITIS MEDIA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS;

EID: 1442359943     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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