Use of polymerase chain reaction for detection of adenovirus in children with or without wheezing
Eighty percent of asthma attacks in children are accompanied by an upper respiratory tract viral infection. Adenovirus is one of the major viral causes of childhood bronchiolitis. As the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the most sensitive technique for documenting viral respiratory infectio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2005-07-01
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Series: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
Online Access: | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2719 |