Diverse human rhinoviruses A and C from children with respiratory infections in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Journal of Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 633-636

  Chan, Yoke Fun ^a   Jafar, Faizatul Lela ^a   Nathan, Anna Marie ^a   de Bruyne, Jessie Anne ^a   Hassan, Ardalinah ^a   Nor'e, Siti Sarah ^a   AbuBakar, Sazaly ^a   Sam, I Ching ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; VIRUS RNA;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALAYSIA; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHINOVIRUS; RHINOVIRUS A; RHINOVIRUS B; RHINOVIRUS C; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THROAT CULTURE; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RHINOVIRUS;

EID: 84860624384     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.03.011     Document Type: Letter

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