Fecal viral concentration and diarrhea in norovirus gastroenteritis

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1399-1401

  Lee, Nelson ^a   Chan, Martin C W ^a   Wong, Bonnie ^a   Choi, K W ^a   Sin, Winnie ^a   Lui, Grace ^a   Chan, Paul K S ^a   Lai, Raymond W M ^a   Cockram, C S ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a   Leung, Wai K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EVALUATION RESEARCH; FECAL VIRAL CONCENTRATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS SHEDDING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VOMITING;

EID: 34848834142     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1309.061535     Document Type: Article

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