Genetic and antigenic analysis of human rotavirus prevalent in Al-Taif, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 211-219

  ElAssouli, Sufian M ^a,c   Banjar, Zainy M ^a   Mohammed, Khalid A ^a,b   Milaat, Waleed A ^a   ElAssouli, M Zaki ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAHAD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^c NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN ROTAVIRUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAUDI ARABIA; SEROTYPE;

EID: 0029788996     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/42.4.211     Document Type: Article

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