Rotaviral and bacterial gastroenteritis in children during winter: An evaluation of physician ordering patterns

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-50

  Chemaly, Roy F ^a   Yen Lieberman, Belinda ^a   Schindler, Sue A ^a   Goldfarb, Johanna ^a   Hall, Gerri S ^a   Procop, Gary W ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Diarrhea; Enteric pathogens; Incidence; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; SCREENING TEST; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; WINTER;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LABORATORIES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS;

EID: 0041589373     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6532(02)00237-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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