First introduction of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 and detection of respiratory viruses in pediatric patients in Central African Republic

Virology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Nakouné, Emmanuel ^a   Tricou, Vianney ^a   Manirakiza, Alexandre ^a   Komoyo, Francis ^a   Selekon, Benjamin ^a   Gody, Jean Chrysostome ^b   Victoir, Kathleen ^c   Buchy, Philippe ^d   Kazanji, Mirdad ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE BANGUI   (Central African Republic)

^b Complexe Pédiatrique de Bangui ^*  (Central African Republic)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR DU CAMBODGE   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory illness; Influenza B; Molecular diagnosis; Pandemic influenza A H1N1 2009; Parainfluenza virus; Pediatric patients; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADOLESCENT; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NEWBORN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 9; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; THROAT CULTURE; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION;

HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 84873449816     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1743422X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-422X-10-49     Document Type: Article

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