A Clinical features of Severe Adenovirus Pneumonia among Members of the Korea Military: A case series

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 372-376

  Heo, Jung Yeon ^a   Kim, Hye Kang ^a   Cha, Yong Jun ^b   Lee, Ji Eun ^a   Shim, Young Soo ^a   Choe, Kang Won ^a  

^a Armed Forces Capital Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; Military personnel; Severe pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; ARMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84872855516     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2012.44.5.372     Document Type: Article

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