Astrovirus infection in young children with diarrhea hospitalized at Beijing Children's Hospital

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 353-356

  Liu, Chun Yan ^a   Shen, Kun Ling ^a   Wang, Shu Xin ^a   Liu, Ya Yi ^a   Zhaori, Ge Tu ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China Medical Tribune   (China)

Author keywords

Astrovirus; Children; Diarrhea

Indexed keywords

HEART ENZYME; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; HEART MUSCLE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; SEROTYPING; SUPERINFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TYPING; VOMITING;

ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHINA; DIARRHEA; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MAMASTROVIRUS; SEROTYPING;

EID: 1842607298     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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