Atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli infection and prolonged diarrhea in children

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 597-603

  Nguyen, Rang N ^a,b,c   Taylor, Louise S ^a,b   Tauschek, Marija ^a,b   Robins Browne, Roy M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c An Giang General Hospital   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROTOZOON; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 33645469865     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1204.051112     Document Type: Article

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