A case-control study of Salmonella gastrointestinal infection in Italian children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 804-808

  Borgnolo, G ^b   Barbone, F ^a   Scornavacca, G ^b   Franco, D ^b   Vinci, A ^b   Iuculano, F ^b  

^a Cattedra di Igiene ed Epidemiologia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case control; children; epidemiology; hospital; infection; non typhoid; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFACLOR; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; PENICILLIN G; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLOSIS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0029793581     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14155.x     Document Type: Article

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