The role of human metapneumovirus in pediatric respiratory tract infection in Qatar

Future Virology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-360

  Al Thani, Asma ^a   Azzam, Samir B ^b   Al Sheik Abboubaker, Hafsa M ^a   Abdel Hadi, Fatma G ^a   Elsheikh, Mamoun ^b   Janahi, Ibrahim A ^b  

^a QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^b HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Children; Human metapneumovirus; Qatar

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 2; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QATAR; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 77952248230     PISSN: 17460794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fvl.10.13     Document Type: Article

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