Peculiarities of Norovirus and Rotavirus Infections in Hospitalised Young Children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-292

  Narkeviciute, Irena ^a   Tamusauskaite, Indre ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Gastroenteritis; Norovirus; Rotavirus; Young children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NOROVIRUS; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTAVIRUS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; VOMITING;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NOROVIRUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VOMITING;

EID: 43049183364     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31814794f9     Document Type: Article

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