Campylobacter upsaliensis gastroenteritis in childhood

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 988-992

  Jimenez, Susan G ^a   Heine, Ralf G ^a   Ward, Peter B ^a   Robins Browne, Roy M ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Children; Epidemiology; Gastroenteritis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033228055     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199911000-00011     Document Type: Article

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