Spectrum of viruses and atypical bacteria in intercontinental air travelers with symptoms of acute respiratory infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 675-679

  De Souza Luna, Luciano Kleber ^a   Panning, Marcus ^a   Grywna, Klaus ^a   Pfefferle, Susanne ^a   Drosten, Christian ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CORONAVIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN BOCAVIRUS; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LEGIONELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PARVOVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; TRAVEL; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIRCRAFT; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TRAVEL; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

EID: 33847061286     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/511432     Document Type: Article

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