Adenovirus infections in Jordanian hospitalized pediatric patients: Prevalence and clinical features

Jordan Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-179

  Al Toum, Rani ^a   Bdour, Salwa ^a   Ayyash, Hussein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b Islamic Hospital   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; Clinical features; Epidemiology; Jordan

Indexed keywords

RAIN; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADENOVIRUS; ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BREAST FEEDING; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CHILD; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; HUMIDITY; HYPERINFLATION; HYPOXEMIA; INFANT; LUNG INFILTRATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; OTITIS MEDIA; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPRING; SUMMER; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WINTER;

EID: 72849138368     PISSN: 04469283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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