Human metapneumovirus and other respiratory viral infections in children attending a day care center

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1024-1026

  Montejano Elías, Lizette ^a   Alpuche Solís, Ángel G ^b   Zárate Chávez, Verónica ^b   Sánchez Alvarado, Josefina ^a   Hernández Salinas, Alba E ^a   Noyola, Daniel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infections; Day care center; Human metapneumovirus; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DAY CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 70350537091     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181aa6c3e     Document Type: Article

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