Incidence of respiratory viruses among travelers with a febrile syndrome returning from tropical and subtropical areas

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 711-715

  Camps Serra, Marta ^a   Vilella, A ^a   Marcos, M A ^a   Letang, E ^a   Munoz J ^a   Salvado E ^a   Gonzalez A ^a   Gascon J ^a   Jimenez De Anta M T ^a   Pumarola, T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Febrile illness; Respiratory tract infection; Virological diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; THROAT CULTURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAVEL; TROPICS; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNX; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SPAIN; TRAVEL; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RHINOVIRUS;

EID: 40549101041     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21086     Document Type: Article

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