Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreak caused by coxsackievirus A24 - Puerto Rico, 2003

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 53, Issue 28, 2004, Pages 632-634

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ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENTEROVIRUS; HEMORRHAGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PUERTO RICO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC; ENTEROVIRUS C, HUMAN; HUMANS; PUERTO RICO;

EID: 3142705620     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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