Adenovirusassociated deaths in us military during postvaccination period, 1999-2010

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 507-509

  Potter, Robert N ^a   Cantrell, Joyce A ^a   Mallak, Craig T ^a   Gaydos, Joel C ^b  

^a Armed Forces Medical Examiner System   (United States)

^b Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS VACCINE;

ADENO ASSOCIATED VIRUS; ADENOVIRUS; ADENOVIRUS 4; ADENOVIRUS 7; ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILITARY MEDICINE; MORTALITY; PARVOVIRUS INFECTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SOLDIER;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ADENOVIRUS INFECTIONS, HUMAN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; UNITED STATES; VIRAL VACCINES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857583077     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1803.111238     Document Type: Article

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