Childhood astrovirus-associated diarrhea in the ambulatory setting in a public hospital in Cordoba City, Argentina

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-96

  Giordano, Miguel O ^a   Martinez, Laura C ^a   Isa, María B ^a   Paez Rearte, Mirtha ^b   Nates, Silvia V ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^b Hosp Pediatrico del Nino Jesus   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Astrovirus; Impact in the medical assistance; Infant diarrhea; Outpatient visits

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS DETECTION; VOMITING;

EID: 2342509494     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652004000200007     Document Type: Article

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