WU polyomavirus infection confirmed by genetic and serologic tests in an infant with bronchitis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 918-

  Teramoto, Shinobu ^a   Koseki, Naoko ^b   Yoshioka, Mikio ^b   Matsunami, Yukiko ^b   Yanazume, Noriko ^b   Nawate, Mitsuru ^b   Shikano, Takaaki ^b   Takahashi, Yutaka ^b   Kikuta, Hideaki ^c   Ishiguro, Nobuhisa ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KKR Sapporo Medical Center   (Japan)

^c Touei Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTEIN VP16;

ANTIBODY TITER; BRONCHITIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEVER; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HYPERINFLATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFANT; LETTER; POLYOMA VIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHINORRHEA; SEROLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 80052953526     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182252148     Document Type: Letter

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