Viral agents responsible for febrile respiratory illnesses among military recruits training in tropical Singapore

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 289-292

  Seah, Shirley Gek Kheng ^a   Lim, Elizabeth Ai Sim ^a   Kok Yong, Seng ^a   Liaw, Jasper Chin Wen ^a   Lee, Vernon ^b   Kammerer, Peter ^c   Metzgar, David ^c   Russell, Kevin L ^c   Tan, Boon Huan ^a  

^a DSO NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (Singapore)

^b Biodefence Center   (Singapore)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Febrile respiratory illness; Influenza A and B viruses; Recruits; Singapore military; Tropical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; COUGHING; FEBRILE RESPIRATORY ILLNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS 5; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SINGAPORE; SORE THROAT; THROAT CULTURE; TRAINING; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OROPHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SINGAPORE; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76649126724     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.12.011     Document Type: Article

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