Bacterial, viral and parasitic aetiology of paediatric diarrhoea in the highlands of Papua New Guinea

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 10-14

  Howard, Peter ^a   Alexander, Neal D ^a,b   Atkinson, Anne ^a   Clegg, Alison O ^a   Gerega, Gairo ^a   Javati, Agnes ^a   Kajoi, Makit ^a   Lupiwa, Sebeya ^a   Lupiwa, Tony ^a   Mens, Mark ^a   Saleu, Gerard ^a   Sanders, Ray C ^a   West, Beryl ^a   Alpers, Michael P ^a  

^a PAPUA NEW GUINEA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Papua New Guinea)

^b PNGIMR   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PUS; ROTAVIRUS; SHIGELLA; VOMITING;

EID: 0033974435     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/46.1.10     Document Type: Article

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