Symptomatic respiratory syncytial virus infection in previously healthy young adults living in a crowded military environment

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 311-317

  O'Shea, Matthew K ^a   Ryan, Margaret A K ^b   Hawksworth, Anthony W ^b   Alsip, Bryan J ^c   Gray, Gregory C ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF NAVAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c US Army Medical Department Center & School   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COUGHING; ENTEROVIRUS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR BEACON; NOSE CONGESTION; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEROLOGY; SOLDIER; SORE THROAT; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 22544466450     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/431591     Document Type: Article

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