Japanese encephalitis, Singapore [6]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 525-526

  Koh, Yin Ling ^a   Tan, Boon Huan ^b   Loh, Jimmy Jin Phang ^b   Ooi, Eng Eong ^b   Su, Sheng Yong ^c   Hsu, Li Yang ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Defense Science Organization   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIC ENCEPHALITIS; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 33644556490     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1203.051251     Document Type: Letter

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