Epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus infection in rural and urban Kenya

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 208, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2013, Pages

  Bigogo, Godfrey M ^a   Breiman, Robert F ^a   Feikin, Daniel R ^a   Audi, Allan O ^a   Aura, Barrack ^a   Cosmas, Leonard ^a   Njenga, M Kariuki ^b   Fields, Barry S ^b   Omballa, Victor ^b   Njuguna, Henry ^c,d   Ochieng, Peter M ^a   Mogeni, Daniel O ^a   Aol, George O ^a   Olack, Beatrice ^a   Katz, Mark A ^c,d   Montgomery, Joel M ^a   Burton, Deron C ^a  

^a KEMRI/CDC Research and Public Health Collaboration   (Kenya)

^b Diagnostics and Laboratory Systems Program   (Kenya)

^c Influenza Program Global Disease Detection Regional Center Kenya Office   (Kenya)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Kenya; Respiratory syncytial virus; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RURAL AREA; THROAT CULTURE; URBAN AREA; VIRUS DETECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RURAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS; URBAN; URBAN POPULATION; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT; HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; INCIDENCE; KENYA; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RURAL; URBAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893487103     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit489     Document Type: Article

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