Human metapneumovirus and community-acquired pneumonia in children

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 683-688

  Lin, Pen Yi ^a   Lin, Tzou Yien ^a   Huang, Yhu Chering ^a   Tsao, Kuo Chien ^b   Huang, Ya Ling ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Human metapneumovirus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 28844473888     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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