Respiratory viruses and influenza-like illness: A survey in the area of rome, winter 2004-2005

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Rezza, G ^a   Valdarchi, C ^a   Puzelli, S ^a   Ciotti, M ^b   Farchi, F ^a   Fabiani, C ^a   Calzoletti, L ^a   Donatelli, I ^a   Perno, C F ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRIDAE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICIAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VERY ELDERLY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; ORTHOMYXOVIRUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEASON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; ROME; SEASONS;

EID: 34249651274     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/esm.11.10.00652-en     Document Type: Article

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