Detection of human metapneumovirus in children hospitalized for acute lower respiratory infection in Santiago, Chile;Detección de metapneumovirus humano en niños hospitalizados por infección respiratoria aguda baja en Santiago, Chile

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 133, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1059-1064

  Luchsinger F, Vivian ^a   Escobar C, Carola ^a   Avendaño C, Luis Fidel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Metapneumovirus, human; Polymerase chain reaction; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CHILE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; NASOPHARYNX; NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILE; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; NASOPHARYNX; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 31144437153     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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