Incidence of nosocomial rotavirus infections, symptomatic and asymptomatic, in breast-fed and non-breast-fed infants

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-17

  Gianino, P ^a   Mastretta, E ^a   Longo, P ^a   Laccisaglia, A ^a   Sartore, M ^a   Russo, R ^b   Mazzaccara, A ^b  

^a REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Cross infection; Infants; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; ROTAVIRUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; STATISTICS; VIROLOGY;

BREAST FEEDING; CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0036365221     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.1129     Document Type: Article

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