Outbreak of diarrhoea in Daman and detection of group B rotavirus from three adult cases [7]

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-

  Kelkar, S D ^a   Zade, J K ^a   Dindokar, A R ^a   Dhale, G S ^a   Vaishya, S S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (India)

^b Medical and Health Services   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CHILD; CHINA; DIARRHEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; WINTER;

ADULT; DIARRHEA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INDIA; RISK FACTORS; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 34248339646     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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