Evaluation of case definitions to detect respiratory syncytial virus infection in hospitalized children below 5 years in Rural Western Kenya, 2009

Evaluation of case definitions to detect respiratory syncytial virus infection in hospitalized children below 5 years in Rural Western Kenya, 2009–2013

Published:2016-05-21 Issue:1 Volume:16 Page:
ISSN:1471-2334
Container-title:BMC Infectious Diseases
language:en
Short-container-title:BMC Infect Dis

Author:

Nyawanda Bryan O.,Mott Joshua A.,Njuguna Henry N.,Mayieka Lilian,Khagayi Sammy,Onkoba Reuben,Makokha Caroline,Otieno Nancy A.,Bigogo Godfrey M.,Katz Mark A.,Feikin Daniel R.,Verani Jennifer R.

Funder

United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Infectious Diseases

Link

http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12879-016-1532-0.pdf

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