Human adenovirus 14a: A new epidemic threat

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 199, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1413-1415

  Gray, Gregory C ^a   Chorazy, Margaret L ^a  

^a Department of Epidemiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; ARMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS 14A; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADENOVIRUS INFECTIONS, HUMAN; ADENOVIRUSES, HUMAN; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NETHERLANDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65549092358     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/598522     Document Type: Editorial

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