Contribution of human metapneumovirus to influenza-like infections in North Greece, 2005-2008

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 9-12

  Gioula, G ^a   Chatzidimitriou, D ^a   Melidou, A ^a   Exindari, M ^a   Kyriazopoulou Dalaina, V ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NEWBORN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TYPING; AGED; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; MIDDLE AGED; PARAMYXOVIRUS INFECTION; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; MIDDLE AGED; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952522181     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/ese.15.09.19499-en     Document Type: Article

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