Human coronavirus NL63 in children: Epidemiology, disease spectrum, and genetic diversity

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue SUPP2, 2012, Pages 27-30

  Leung, Ting Fan ^a   Chan, P K S ^a   Wong, W K G ^a   Ip, M ^a   Cheng, W T F ^a   Ng, P C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CORONAVIRUS NL63; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; CHILD; CORONAVIRUS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HONG KONG; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METABOLISM; NEUTROPHIL; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASON; STRUCTURAL GENE;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONAVIRUS 229E, HUMAN; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CORONAVIRUS NL63, HUMAN; CORONAVIRUS OC43, HUMAN; FEMALE; GENES, POL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PHYLOGENY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84861568001     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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