Aetiology of Acute Respiratory Infections in Children under Five Years in Nakuru, Kenya
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Aetiology of Acute Respiratory Infections in Children under Five Years in Nakuru, Kenya
ARI: Acute Respiratory Infections; URTIs: Upper Respiratory Tract Infections; IVs: Influenza Viruses; RSV: Respiratory Syncytial Virus; PIVs: Parainfluenza Viruses; KIPyV: KI Polyomaviruses; WUPyV: WU Polyomaviruses; hMPV: human Metapneumovirus; KEMRI: Kenya Medical Research Institute; GC: Gonococci ; WHO: World Health Organization; CDC; Centers for Disease Control; cDNA: complimentary DNA; RT-...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Microbiology & Experimentation
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2373-437X
DOI: 10.15406/jmen.2014.01.00021