Clinical and microbiological evaluation of travel-associated respiratory tract infections in travelers returning from countries affected by pandemic A(H1N1) 2009 influenza

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-27

  Jauréguiberry, Stéphane ^a   Boutolleau, David ^a,b   Grandsire, Eric ^a,b   Kofman, Tomek ^a   Deback, Claire ^a,b   Aït Arkoub, Zaïna ^a   Bricaire, François ^a   Agut, Henri ^a,b   Caumes, Eric ^a,b  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NORTH AMERICA; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHINORRHEA; RHINOVIRUS; THROAT CULTURE; TOURISM; TRAVEL; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; PANDEMICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RHINOVIRUS; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855498712     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00570.x     Document Type: Article

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