Astrovirus infection in association with acute, persistent and nosocomial diarrhea in Bangladesh

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 611-614

  Unicomb, Leanne E ^a   Banu, Nurun Nahar ^a   Azim, Tasnim ^a   Islam, Asma ^b   Bardhan, P K ^b   Faruque, A S G ^b   Hall, Andrew ^a,e   Moe, Christine L ^c   Noel, Jacqueline S ^d   Monroe, Stephan S ^d   Albert, M John ^a   Glass, Roger I ^d  

^a ICDDRB Laboratory Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

^b ICDDRB Clinical Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astrovirus; Bangladesh; Children; Diarrhea; Persistent diarrhea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; MAMASTROVIRUS; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0031826618     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199807000-00007     Document Type: Article

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