Human metapneumovirus in children with bronchiolitis orpneumonia in New Zealand

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 40, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 549-551

  Werno, A M ^a   Anderson, T P ^a   Jennings, L C ^a,b   Jackson, P M ^c,d   Murdoch, D R ^a,b  

^a CANTERBURY HEALTH LABORATORIES   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Metapneumovirus; New zealand; Pneumonia; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; NEW ZEALAND; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHIOLITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; NASOPHARYNX; NEW ZEALAND; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; PREVALENCE; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 6344280218     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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