Mucoid presentation of acute enterocolitis in children: A hospital-based case-control study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 822-826

  Dutta, P ^a   Mitra, U ^a   Saha, D R ^a   Niyogi, S K ^a   Manna, B ^a   Bhattacharya, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Acute enterocolitis; Diarrhoea; Dysentery; Entamoeba histolytica; Faecal red and white blood cells; Mucoid presentation; Salmonella; Shigella

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSENTERY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTEROCOLITIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ENTEROCOLITIS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MUCUS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA;

EID: 0032844642     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950168720     Document Type: Article

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