Respiratory adenoviral infections in Taiwanese children: A hospital-based study

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 371-377

  Hsieh, Wang Ying ^a   Chiu, Nan Chang ^b,c   Chi, Hsin ^b,c   Huang, Fu Yuan ^b   Hung, Chia Chien ^b  

^a Tai An Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adenovirus infection; Respiratory tract infections; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; TAIWAN; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WINTER;

ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ADENOVIRUSES, HUMAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TAIWAN;

EID: 77749306383     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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