Human metapneumovirus associated with central nervous system infection in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1057-1060

  Arnold, John C ^a   Singh, Kumud K ^b   Milder, Edmund ^a   Spector, Stephen A ^b   Sawyer, Mark H ^b   Gavali, Shilpa ^c   Glaser, Carol ^c  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Human metapneumovirus; Pediatric; Seizures

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NOSE SMEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SEIZURE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 74049159856     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181acd221     Document Type: Article

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