Viral coinfection in children less than five years old with invasive pneumococcal disease

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 650-653

  Launes, Cristian ^a   De Sevilla, Mariona Fernandez ^a   Selva, Laura ^b   Garcia Garcia, Juan Jose ^a   Pallares, Roman ^b   Muñoz Almagro, Carmen ^b  

^a Section of Gastroenterology   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pneumococcal disease; Real time polymerase chain reaction; Respiratory virus; Serotypes; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROTYPE; VIRAL COINFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION;

BACTEREMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COINFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

EID: 84861527278     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31824f25b0     Document Type: Article

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