Viral causes of acute respiratory infection among Egyptian children hospitalized with severe acute asthma exacerbation

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 52-56

  Amin, Nadia M ^a   El Basha, Noussa R ^a   El Rifai, Nihal M ^a   El Baz, Mohamed S ^a   Draz, Iman H ^a   El Kholy, Amani A ^b   Sherif, May M ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Asthma exacerbation; Children; Egypt; PCR; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIROLOGY;

ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84876241656     PISSN: 00132446     EISSN: 2090262X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.EPX.0000427636.90615.ad     Document Type: Article

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