The human bocavirus role in acute respiratory tract infections of pediatric patients as defined by viral load quantification

New Microbiologica

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 383-392

  Gerna, Giuseppe ^a   Piralla, Antonio ^a   Campanini, Giulia ^a   Marchi, Antonietta ^b   Stronati, Mauro ^a   Rovida, Francesca ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory tract infection; Human bocavirus; Nasopharyngeal aspirate; Viral load

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOCAVIRUS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; GENETICS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; LUNG LAVAGE; NASOPHARYNX; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEASON; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOCAVIRUS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DNA, VIRAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; NASOPHARYNX; PARVOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS;

HUMAN BOCAVIRUS;

EID: 36549012215     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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