Article
Current status of vaccines for parainfluenza virus infections.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Oct 2008
Sato Masatoki, Wright Peter F
Abstract excerpt
Parainfluenza viruses (PIV) have been generally disregarded as pathogens in spite of their importance in pediatric lower respiratory illness. Because PIVs account for 17% of hospitalized illness associated virus isolation, the development of PIV vaccine would be a major advance in preventing lower respiratory tract infection in infants and young children. We will review in detail several PIV vaccine candidates...
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