Patterns of influenza infections among different risk groups in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 399-402

  Bellei, Nancy ^a,b   Carraro, Emerson ^a   Perosa, Ana ^a   Granato, Celso ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Influenza; Respiratory viral infection; Risk groups

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADENOVIRUS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOSE SMEAR; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PATHOGENESIS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 34948884009     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702007000400005     Document Type: Article

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