Diagnostic value of bacterial stool cultures and viral antigen tests based on clinical manifestations of acute gastroenteritis in pediatric patients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 559-561

  Liu, L J ^b   Yang, Y J ^a   Kuo, P H ^b   Wang, S M ^a   Liu, C C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADENOVIRUS; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTERIC VIRUS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MUCUS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS EXAMINATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 26244463406     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-1373-z     Document Type: Article

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