Identification of viral agents causing diarrhea among children in the Eastern Center of Tunisia

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1198-1203

  Fodha, I ^a,b   Chouikha, A ^b   Peenze, I ^c   De Beer, M ^c   Dewar, J ^c   Geyer, A ^c   Messaadi, F ^d   Trabelsi, A ^a,b   Boujaafar, N ^a   Taylor, M B ^e   Steele, D ^c  

^a SAHLOUL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^d HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; Astrovirus; Diarrhea; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; SUPERINFECTION; TUNISIA; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADENOVIRIDAE; ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DIARRHEA; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; MAMASTROVIRUS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS; TUNISIA;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ASTROVIRIDAE; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 33746844915     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20681     Document Type: Article

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