Cytomegalovirus infections in Toronto child-care centers: A prospective study of viral excretion in children and seroconversion among day-care providers

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 507-514

  Lee Ford Jones, E ^a   Kitai, Ian ^a   Davis, Lori ^a   Corey, Mary ^a   Farrell, Hannah ^a   Petric, Martin ^a   Kyle, Irene ^b   Beach, Jane ^c   Yaffe, Barbara ^d   Kelly, E D ^a   Ryan, Greg ^c   Gold, Ronald ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d CITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; day care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEROCONVERSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 8944241300     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199606000-00007     Document Type: Article

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