Fecal viral load and norovirus-associated gastroenteritis

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1278-1280

  Chan, Martin C W ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a   Lam, Rebecca K Y ^a   Chan, Paul K S ^a   Lee, Nelson L S ^a   Lai, Raymond W M ^a   Leung, Wai K ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOROVIRUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, VIRAL; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOROVIRUS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 33750585126     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1208.060081     Document Type: Article

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