Etiology of respiratory viral infections using rapid virus isolation methods at a tertiary care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-181

  Akhter, J ^a   Al Johani, S ^a   Dugaishm, F ^a   Al Hefdi, R ^a   Al Hassan, I ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Rapid identification; Respiratory infections; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 67249096666     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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