International variation in disease burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children with community- and nosocomially acquired infection

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 784-791

  Frühwirth, Martin ^a   Heininger, Ulrich ^b   Ehlken, Birgit ^c   Petersen, Gundula ^c,d   Laubereau, Birgit ^b   Moll Schüler, Ingrid ^e   Mutz, Ingomar ^f   Forster, Johannes ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Nordig Institute for Health Research and Prevention   (Germany)

^d Wyeth Pharma GmbH   (Germany)

^e PFIZER INC   (United States)

^f Leoben Hospital   (Austria)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Community; Epidemiology; Nosocomial; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GERMANY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; SWITZERLAND; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0034890658     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200108000-00013     Document Type: Article

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