Viral etiology and symptoms of acute upper respiratory tract infections in children

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-35

  Ünüvar, Emin ^a,d   Yildiz, Ismail ^a   Kiliç, Ayşe ^b   Aslan, Seyhan Selvi ^a   Çakal, Bülent ^a   Toprak, Sadik ^c   Badur, Selim ^a   Oǧuz, Fatma ^b   Sidal, Müjgan ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Infection; Respiratory; Viral

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CLINICAL SYMPTOMS; INFECTION; ISTANBUL; ISTANBUL , TURKEYS; MEDICAL SCHOOLS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACTS; VIRAL;

CELL CULTURE; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; PUMPS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

VIRUSES;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOSE SMEAR; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 63449109344     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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