High C-reactive protein levels during a benign neonatal outbreak of echovirus type 7

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 299-304

  Daboval, Thierry ^a   Ferretti, Emanuela ^a   Duperval, Raymond ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Echovirus type 7; Enterovirus; Newborn; Virus disease

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHO VIRUS; ECHO VIRUS 7; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ECHOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33745686757     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-947157     Document Type: Article

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