Echovirus 7 infection and necrotizing enterocolitis-like symptoms in a premature infant

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 20, Issue 8 PART. 1, 2000, Pages 558-561

  Castro, Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; VIRUS INFECTION;

ECHOVIRUS INFECTIONS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 0034569520     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200467     Document Type: Article

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