Enteropathogens associated with childhood diarrhea in Italy

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 876-883

  Caprioli, Alfredo ^a   Pezzella, Cristina ^a   Morelli, Roberto ^a   Giammanco, Anna ^b   Arista, Serenella ^b   Crotti, Daniele ^c   Facchini, Massimo ^d   Guglielmetti, Paolo ^e   Piersimoni, Claudio ^f   Luzzi, Ida ^a   Mucignat, G ^g   Maggio, M ^b   Giammanco, G ^b   Taormina, S ^b   Vizzi, E ^b   Romoli, E ^h   Scardellato, U ⁱ  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Silvestrini   (Italy)

^d V BUZZI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^f General Hospital of Torrette   (Italy)

^g Hospital of Pordenone   (Italy)

^h Hospital of Orvieto   (Italy)

ⁱ Hospital of Treviso   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; enteropathogens; epidemiology; etiology; Italy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DIARRHEA; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 16044374262     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199610000-00009     Document Type: Article

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