Molecular diagnosis and clinical presentations of enteroviral infections in Taipei during the 2008 epidemic

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 178-183

  Lee, Min Hsiung ^a   Huang, Li Min ^b   Wong, Wing Wai ^c   Wu, Tsung Zu ^c   Chiu, Ting Fang ^c   Chang, Luan Yin ^b  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Early diagnosis; Enterovirus; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COXSACKIE VIRUS A; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROVIRUS 71; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; HERPANGINA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYLOGENY; TAIWAN; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COXSACKIEVIRUS INFECTIONS; ENTEROVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; EPIDEMICS; HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HERPANGINA; HUMANS; INFANT; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAIWAN; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 79955121263     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.018     Document Type: Article

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