Rotavirus gastroenteritis among children under five years of age in Valencia, Spain

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 455-457

  Díez Domingo, Javier ^a,b,c,j   Martín, Itziar Oyagüez ^d   Sanz, Alfredo Ballester ^b,c   López, Antonio Gónzalez ^d   Martínez, Carmen Casaní ^b,e   Boronat, Carmen Peidró ^b,f   Muñoz Del Barrio, M Jesús ^b,f   García, Dolores Gallego ^b,g   Pons, Manuel Martínez ^b,g   Crespo, Vicente Antón ^b,g   Esteve, Pilar Albors ^b,h   Arfella, Inmaculada Latorre ^b,h   Monrabal, Ignacio Sorribes ^b,h   Baveira, Luis Blesa ^b,h   López, Mercedes García ^b,i  

^a Vaccine Area   (Spain)

^b Vaccine Institute of Valencia (VIVA)   (Spain)

^c CS Nazaret   (Spain)

^d Sanofi Pasteur MSD   (Spain)

^e C S Burjassot   (Spain)

^f C S Trafalgar   (United States)

^g C S República Argentina   (Argentina)

^h C S Massamagrell ^*

ⁱ C S Chile   (Chile)

^j C S Chile ^*  (Spain)

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Author keywords

Primary care; Rotavirus; Spain

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 33646810068     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000217378.30444.21     Document Type: Article

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