Human metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus detection in young children with acute bronchiolitis

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 139-145

  Teeratakulpisarn, Jamaree ^a   Ekalaksananan, Tipaya ^a   Pientong, Chamsai ^a   Limwattananon, Chulaporn ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE SECRETION; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TACHYPNEA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THAILAND; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION; WHEEZING;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRONCHIOLITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; THAILAND;

EID: 36049027689     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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