Clinical description and follow-up investigation of human West Nile virus cases

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 603-606

  Gottfried, Kristy ^a   Quinn, Robbie ^a   Jones, Tim ^a  

^a TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Outcome; Sequelae; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; ENCEPHALITIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEMORY DISORDER; MENINGITIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENCEPHALITIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENNESSEE; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 20544459622     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000155633.43244.AC     Document Type: Review

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