The source of respiratory syncytial virus infection in infants: A household cohort study in rural Kenya

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 209, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1685-1692

  Munywoki, Patrick K ^a   Koech, Dorothy C ^a   Agoti, Charles N ^a   Lewa, Clement ^a   Cane, Patricia A ^b   Medley, Graham F ^b   Nokes, D J ^a,b  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

households; infants; RSV; siblings; transmission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RURAL POPULATION; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HOUSEHOLDS; INFANTS; RSV; SIBLINGS; TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PHYLOGENY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900560748     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit828     Document Type: Article

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