Surveillance for hospitalized acute respiratory infection in Guatemala

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Verani, Jennifer R ^a   McCracken, John ^b   Arvelo, Wences ^c   Estevez, Alejandra ^b   Lopez, Maria Renee ^b   Reyes, Lissette ^d,e   Moir, Juan Carlos ^e   Bernart, Chris ^b   Moscoso, Fabiola ^b   Gray, Jennifer ^b   Olsen, Sonja J ^c   Lindblade, Kim A ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Guatemala)

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

^d Field Epidemiology Training Program   (Guatemala)

^e NONE   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894242868     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083600     Document Type: Article

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