A neonatal echovirus 11 outbreak in an obstetric clinic

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 332-337

  Chen, Ju Hsin ^a   Chiu, Nan Chang ^a   Chang, Jui Hsing ^a   Huang, Fu Yuan ^a   Wu, Kun Bin ^b   Lin, Tsuey Lih ^b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disease outbreaks; Echovirus infections; Hospital nurseries; Newborn infant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHO VIRUS; EPIDEMIC; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION RISK; LIVER DISEASE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NURSERY; OBSTETRIC CARE; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ECHOVIRUS INFECTIONS; ENTEROVIRUS B, HUMAN; HEMORRHAGE; HEPATIC INSUFFICIENCY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT, NEWBORN; NURSERIES, HOSPITAL; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PHARYNX; RECTUM; TAIWAN;

EID: 27644582529     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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