Role of human polyomaviruses in respiratory tract disease in young children

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1766-1768

  Wattier, Rachel L ^a   Vázquez, Marietta ^a   Weibel, Carla ^a   Shapiro, Eugene D ^a   Ferguson, David ^a   Landry, Marie L ^a   Kahn, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; POLYOMA VIRUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

CONNECTICUT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLYOMAVIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 55549111891     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1411.080394     Document Type: Article

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