Viral load of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in infected human tissues

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1418-1423

  Sirinonthanawech, Naraporn ^a   Uiprasertkul, Mongkol ^a   Suptawiwat, Ornpreya ^a   Auewarakul, Prasert ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Autopsy tissues; H5N1; Interferon induced protein 10; Tumor necrosis factor ; Viral load

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H5N1); LUNG INFECTION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; CHILD; FATAL OUTCOME; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VIRAL LOAD;

AVES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS;

EID: 79959194659     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.22146     Document Type: Article

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