Gastrointestinal infections in children in the Southeast Asia region: Emerging issues

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 241-245

  Lee, Way Seah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BREAST FEEDING; CHOLERA; DIARRHEA; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTUSSUSCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLOSIS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0342369543     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200003000-00006     Document Type: Review

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