Viral loads in clinical specimens and SARS manifestations

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue SUPP9, 2009, Pages 20-22

  Hung, I F N ^a   Lau, S K P ^a   Woo, P C Y ^a   Yuen, K Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; NASOPHARYNX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TIME; VIROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS SHEDDING;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNX; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 77955082858     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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