Human metapneumovirus infection among children in Taiwan: A comparison of clinical manifestations with other virus-associated respiratory tract infections

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1221-1224

  Wang, S M ^a   Liu, C C ^b   Wang, H C ^c   Su, I J ^c   Wang, J R ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bronchopneumonia; Children; Human metapneumovirus; Respiratory tract infection; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; HYPERINFLATION; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TACHYCARDIA; TAIWAN; THROAT; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 33751075981     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01540.x     Document Type: Article

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