Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus infection in Western Cameroon

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 160-163

  Esona, Matthew D ^a   Armah, George E ^a,b   Steele, A Duncan ^a  

^a SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b University of Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

CAMEROON; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RNA, VIRAL; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0038110651     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/49.3.160     Document Type: Article

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