Seroprevalence of asymptomatic dengue infection in children in Lahore

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 144, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 2276-2282

  Mohsin, S N ^a   Ghafoor, F ^a   Saleem, M ^b   Ghous, R ^a   Aasim, M ^a  

^a Pakistan Medical Research Council   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; children; dengue; school aged; seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENGUE; ELISA KIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; AGE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTIONS; DENGUE VIRUS; INFANT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 84961928071     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268816000522     Document Type: Article

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