Is MERS another SARS?

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 727-728

  Drosten, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG INJURY; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QATAR; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHINORRHEA; SAUDI ARABIA; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SORE THROAT;

CORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84882627653     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70159-2     Document Type: Letter

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