An eight-year study of epidemiologic features of enterovirus 71 infection in Taiwan

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 188-191

  Chen, Shou Chien ^b,c   Chang, Hsiao Ling ^d   Yan, Tsong Rong ^c   Cheng, Yan Tzong ^a   Chen, Kow Tong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COXSACKIE VIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCEPHALITIS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYOCARDITIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN; CLASSIFICATION; ENTEROVIRUS; HOSPITALIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIROLOGY;

HUMAN ENTEROVIRUS 71;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROVIRUS; FEMALE; HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAIWAN;

EID: 34548756068     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.188     Document Type: Article

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