Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Argentina, 1995-2008

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1853-1860

  Martinez, Valeria P ^a   Bellomo, Carla M ^a   Cacace, María Luisa ^b   Suárez, Paola ^c   Bogni, Liliana ^d   Padula, Paula J ^a  

^a National Institute for the Production of Biologicals   (Argentina)

^b Hospital San Vicente de Paul   (Argentina)

^c Ministerio Salud de a Provincia de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^d Secretaría Salud de la Provincia de Chubut   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION SIZE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARGENTINA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HANTAVIRUS; HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78649554193     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1612.091170     Document Type: Article

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