Merkel cell polyomavirus in respiratory tract secretions

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 489-491

  Goh, Shan ^a,b   Lindau, Cecilia ^a,b   Tiveljung Lindell, Annika ^a,b   Allander, Tobias ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERKEL CELL; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYOMA VIRUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MERKEL CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMAVIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63849189916     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1503.081206     Document Type: Article

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