A retrospective study of hantavirus infection in Kinmen, Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 343-349

  Chow, Ling ^a   Shu, Pei Yun ^a   Huang, Jyh Hsiung ^a   Wang, Hsi Chieh ^a   Chang, Shu Fen ^a   Lu, Hsiu Ying ^a   Lin, Ting Hsiang ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Hantavirus; Polymerase chain reaction; Seroepidemiologic studies; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HANTAVIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROPREVALENCE; TAIWAN; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HANTAVIRUS; HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RODENTIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 27644473200     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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