Coxsackieviruses infection in northern Taiwan - Epidemiology and clinical characteristics

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-46

  Yen, Feng Bin ^a   Chang, Luan Yin ^a   Kao, Chuan Liang ^a   Lee, Ping Ing ^a   Chen, Chun Min ^a   Lee, Chin Yun ^a   Shao, Pei Lan ^a   Wang, Shu Chien ^a   Lu, Chun Yi ^a   Huang, Li Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Central nervous system infections; Coxsackievirus infections; Diagnosis; Enterovirus; Infant; Newborn; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COXSACKIE VIRUS A; COXSACKIE VIRUS B; COXSACKIE VIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOUTH ULCER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROTYPE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COXSACKIEVIRUS INFECTIONS; ENTEROVIRUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SEASONS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TAIWAN;

EID: 67549100978     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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