Aetiology of Gastroenteritis at a Major Referral Centre in Saudi Arabia

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 47-54

  Akhter, J ^a   Burdette, J Markley ^a   Qadri, S M Hussain ^a   Myint, S H ^b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Enteropathogens; Gastroenteritis; Intestinal parasites

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CORONAVIRUS; FECES CULTURE; GASTROENTERITIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; HYMENOLEPIS NANA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROTOZOON; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SAUDI ARABIA; SHIGELLA;

ANIMAL; BACTERIA; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMAN; PARASITES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALMONELLA; SAUDI ARABIA; SHIGELLA; VIRUSES;

EID: 0028298990     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: 14732300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030006059402200106     Document Type: Article

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