Circulating viruses associated with severe complicated enterovirus infection in Taiwan: A multi-year analysis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 334-339

  Wang, Yu Chun ^a   Cheng, Hong Bang ^b   Chen, Hsiu His ^c   Liu, Chung Ming ^c   Chou, Chang Hung Tony ^d   Sung, Fung Chang ^d  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coxsackievirus; EV71; Severe complicated enterovirus infection; Taiwan; Weather

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXSACKIE VIRUS A; COXSACKIE VIRUS B; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ECHO VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEVERE COMPLICATED ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; TAIWAN; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TYPING; WEATHER;

EID: 77950239559     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181c2a1d2     Document Type: Article

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