Influenza A virus among the hospitalized young children with acute respiratory infection. Is influenza A co infected with respiratory syncytial virus?

Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 530-534

  Alavi, Seyed Mohammad ^a   Makvandi, Manoochehr ^a   Najafi Fard, Saied ^a   Alavi, Leila ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infection; Co infection; Influenza A virus; Respiratory syncytial virus; Swine H1N1

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 84872768385     PISSN: 20086164     EISSN: 20086172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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