Clinical and genetic characterization of severe influenza B-associated diseases during an outbreak in Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-51

  Li, Wen Chen ^a,b   Shih, Shin Ru ^b,d   Huang, Yhu Chering ^a,b,c   Chen, Guang Wu ^b   Chang, Shih Cheng ^b   Hsiao, Mei Jen ^d   Tsao, Kuo Chien ^b,d   Lin, Tzou Yien ^a,b,c  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Encephalitis encephalopathy; Genetic evolution; Influenza B virus; Influenza associated myositis

Indexed keywords

HEMAGGLUTININ; SIALIDASE;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALITIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC REASSORTMENT; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOSITIS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENCEPHALITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTININ GLYCOPROTEINS, INFLUENZA VIRUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MYOSITIS; PHYLOGENY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TAIWAN; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

EID: 42649122583     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2007.11.026     Document Type: Article

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