Etiology of acute gastroenteritis in hospitalized children in Melbourne, Australia, from April 1980 to March 1993

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 133-138

  Barnes, Graeme L ^a   Uren, Eric ^a,b   Stevens, Kerrie B ^a   Bishop, Ruth F ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CSL LIMITED   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADENOVIRUS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CALICIVIRUS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ASTROVIRIDAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALICIVIRIDAE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS A; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0031984379     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.1.133-138.1998     Document Type: Article

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