Prevalence of human bocavirus in human tonsils and adenoids

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1149-1150

  Clément, Nathalie ^a,d   Battaglioli, Gino ^b   Jensen, Ryan L ^c,e   Schnepp, Bruce C ^c,e   Johnson, Philip R ^c,e   St George, Kirsten ^b   Linden, R Michael ^a,f  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADENOID; ADOLESCENT; BOCAVIRUS; CHILD; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; TONSIL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADENOIDS; ADULT; BOCAVIRUS; CHILD; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PALATINE TONSIL; PARVOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS;

EID: 67650697988     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1507.090102     Document Type: Letter

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