Serologic evidence of human metapneumovirus circulation in Uruguay

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 715-718

  Mirazo, Santiago ^a   Ruchansky, Dora ^a   Blanc, Andrea ^a   Arbiza, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Human metapneumovirus; Immunofluorescence assay; Serological evidence; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS;

EID: 31544473743     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762005000700005     Document Type: Article

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