Human astrovirus-associated gastroenteritis in children under 2 years of age followed prospectively during a rotavirus vaccine trial

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 532-536

  Pang, X L ^c   Vesikari, T ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Astrovirus; Diarrhoea; Gastroenteritis; Rotavirus vaccine

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; SCORING SYSTEM; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; INFANT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 0033067473     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950169549     Document Type: Article

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