A prospective study of parainfluenza virus type 4 infections in children attending daycare

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 714-716

  Fairchok, Mary P ^a,b   Martin, Emily T ^b   Kuypers, Jane ^b   Englund, Janet A ^b  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

children; daycare; parainfluenza virus type 4

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 4; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 4 INFECTION; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 79960638009     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31820fc8e1     Document Type: Article

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