Establishing a surveillance network for severe lower respiratory tract infections in Korean infants and young children

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 841-844

  Chun, J K ^a   Lee, J H ^a   Kim, H S ^a   Cheong, H M ^b   Kim, K S ^b   Kang, C ^b   Kim, D S ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADENOVIRUS; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BOCAVIRUS; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONAVIRUS; CROUP; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS; KOREA; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHINOVIRUS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KOREA; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

EID: 67349141399     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-009-0701-0     Document Type: Article

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