Molecular epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus infections in Taiwan

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 191, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1478-1489

  Lan, Yu Ching ^a   Liu, Tze Tze ^a   Yang, Jyh Yuan ^b   Lee, Cheng Ming ^a   Chen, Yen Ju ^a   Chan, Yu Jiun ^a,c   Lu, Jang Jih ^d   Liu, Hsin Fu ^e   Hsiung, Chao A ^f   Ho, Mei Shang ^g   Hsiao, Kwang Jen ^a   Chen, Hour Young ^b   Chen, Yi Ming Arthur ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^g INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRUS GENOME;

CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENOME, VIRAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROBABILITY; SARS VIRUS; SEASONS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN; TRAVEL;

EID: 20244376636     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/428591     Document Type: Article

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