Norwalk-like virus and bacterial pathogens associated with cases of gastroenteritis onboard a U.S. Navy ship

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 904-908

  Oyofo, B A ^a   Soderquist, R ^a   Lesmana, M ^a   Subekti, D ^a   Tjaniadi, P ^a   Fryaufe, D J ^a   Corwin, A L ^a   Richie, E ^a   Lebron, C ^a  

^a US Naval Medical Research Unit No 2 Jakarta   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFTRIAXONE; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; NAVY; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SHIP; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CELL FUSING AGENT VIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NORWALK VIRUS; NORWALK-LIKE VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 0033366887     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.904     Document Type: Article

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