Environmental monitoring for gastroenteric viruses in a pediatric primary immunodeficiency unit

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 395-399

  Gallimore, Chris I ^a   Taylor, Clive ^b   Gennery, Andrew R ^b   Cant, Andrew J ^b   Galloway, Angela ^c   Iturriza Gomara, Miren ^a   Gray, Jim J ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLLUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; SANITATION; SCREENING TEST; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; INFANT; MALE; MAMASTROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS; PEDIATRICS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS;

ASTROVIRIDAE; NOROVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 32344439612     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.395-399.2006     Document Type: Article

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