Nosocomial infection due to rotavirus in infants in Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan, Iran

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-235

  Kordidarian, Roghayeh ^a   Kelishadi, Roya ^a   Arjmandfar, Yaaghob ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cross infections; Cross sectional studies; Diarrhoea; Infantile; Iran; Prevalence; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; IRAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NURSERY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; VIRUS INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; IRAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NURSERIES, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 35348978771     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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