Outbreak of acute respiratory infection among infants in Lisbon, Portugal, caused by human adenovirus serotype 3 and a new 7/3 recombinant strain

Human adenoviruses (AdVs) typically cause mild illnesses in otherwise healthy hosts. We investigated a pediatric outbreak of acute respiratory infection with fatal outcomes that occurred in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2004. Biological specimens were collected from 83 children attending two nurseries, a kin...

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Main Author: Andrade, Helena Rebelo de (author)
Other Authors: Pereira, Cristiana (author), Gíria, Marta (author), Prudêncio, Ema (author), Brito, Maria João (author), Calé, Etelvina (author), Taveira, Nuno (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Resistência aos Antimicrobianos
Adenovirus
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/208
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/208

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/208

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