Seasonal distribution and epidemiological characteristics of human metapneumovirus infections in pediatric inpatients in Southeast China

Archives of Virology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 417-424

  Wang, Yuqing ^a   Chen, Zhengrong ^a   Yan, Yong Dong ^a   Guo, Hongbo ^a   Chu, Chu ^a   Liu, Jing ^a   Ding, Yunfang ^a   Shao, Xuejun ^a   Xu, Jun ^a   Ji, Wei ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 84873174648     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-012-1492-7     Document Type: Article

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