Clinical and epidemiological aspects of children hospitalized with severe rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis in Salvador, BA, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 525-528

  Carneiro, Nadya B ^a   Diniz Santos, Daniel R ^a   Fagundes, Sabrina Q ^a   Neves, Lívio L ^a   Reges, Rodrigo M B ^a   Lima, Eduardo K P ^a   De Oliva Quadros, Vitor H ^a   De Jesus Soares, Luis E ^a   Silva, Fernando S R ^a   De Gouvêa Schneiter, Henrique ^a   Figueiredo, Ísis ^a   Silva, Luciana R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Acute diarrhea; Children; Epidemiology; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VOMITING;

EID: 31144452690     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 14138670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702005000600013     Document Type: Article

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