Virological diagnosis of respiratory virus infection in patients attending an emergency department during the influenza season

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 391-393

  Pierangeli, A ^a   Scagnolari, C ^a   Gentile, M ^a   Spina, M T ^b   Iudicello, A ^b   Bertazzoni, G ^b   Antonelli, G ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Influenza A virus; Influenza like illness; Rhinovirus; Triage

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHINOVIRUS; RHINOVIRUS INFECTION; RISK REDUCTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

INFLUENZA A VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RHINOVIRUS;

EID: 77950944966     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.03119.x     Document Type: Article

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