Detection of mimivirus in bronchoalveolar lavage of ventilated and nonventilated patients

Intervirology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 303-305

  Costa, Cristina ^a   Bergallo, Massimiliano ^a   Astegiano, Sara ^a   Terlizzi, Maria Elena ^a   Sidoti, Francesca ^a   Solidoro, Paolo ^a   Cavallo, Rossana ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Lower respiratory tract infection; Mechanical ventilation; Mimivirus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIMIVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIMIVIRIDAE; PREVALENCE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

MIMIVIRUS;

EID: 84861189487     PISSN: 03005526     EISSN: 14230100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000329088     Document Type: Article

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