Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of respiratory syncytial virus infections in Jordan

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 282-287

  Al Toum, Rani ^a   Bdour, Salwa ^a   Ayyash, Hussein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b Islamic Hospital   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Clinical characteristics; Epidemiology; Jordan; RSV

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYPOXEMIA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIODICITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYMPTOM; TACHYPNEA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JORDAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; SEASONS;

EID: 33748097493     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fml002     Document Type: Article

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