Astrovirus infection in young Kenyan children with diarrhoea

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 206-209

  Kiulia, Nicholas M ^a   Mwenda, Jason M ^a   Nyachieo, Atunga ^a   Nyaundi, Julia K ^a   Steele, Andrew D ^c   Taylor, Maureen B ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CHILD; DIARRHEA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; MALE; MAMASTROVIRUS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34447643797     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fml093     Document Type: Article

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