Molecular epidemiology of norovirus infections in children with acute gastroenteritis in South Korea in November 2005 through November 2006

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1474-1477

  Yoon, Jong Sub ^a   Lee, Sung Geun ^a   Hong, Seong Karp ^a   Lee, Su A ^a   Jheong, Weon Hwa ^b   Oh, Sang Suk ^c   Oh, Mi Hwa ^c   Ko, Gwang Pyo ^d   Lee, Chan Hee ^e   Paik, Soon Young ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^e Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH KOREA; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS STRAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KOREA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEASON; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

NOROVIRUS;

ACUTE DISEASE; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; KOREA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NOROVIRUS; PHYLOGENY; SEASONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 42449107386     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02282-07     Document Type: Article

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