Viral shedding patterns of coronavirus in patients with probable severe acute respiratory syndrome

Lancet

Volumn 363, Issue 9422, 2004, Pages 1699-1700

  Cheng, Peter K C ^a   Wong, Derek A ^a   Tong, Louis K L ^a   Ip, Sin Ming ^a   Lo, Angus C T ^a   Lau, Chi Shan ^a   Yeung, Eugene Y H ^a   Lim, Wilina W L ^a  

^a Public Health Laboratory Center   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FECES ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 2442676278     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16255-7     Document Type: Article

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