Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) associated to severe bronchial asthmatic crisis;Metapneumovirus humano (hMPV) asociado con exacerbación de asma aguda bronquial severa

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 140-142

  Lopez M A ^a   Kusznierz, G F ^a   Imaz, M S ^a   Cociglio, R ^b   Tedeschi, F A ^c   Zalazar, F E ^c  

^a Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Dr Emilio Coni   (Argentina)

^b 'O Alassia' Children's Hospital   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

hMPV; RT PCR; Severe bronchial asthmatic crisis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33750947301     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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