Options for the prevention of rotavirus disease other than vaccination

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Mrukowicz, Jacek ^a   Szajewska, Hania ^b   Vesikari, Timo ^c  

^a Polish Institute for Evidence Based Medicine   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Gastroenteritis; Hygiene; Prevention; Probiotics; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN; HYPOCHLORITE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TROCLOSENE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

BREAST FEEDING; DIARRHEA; GASTROENTERITIS; HAND; HUMAN; HYGIENE; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SANITATION; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WARD;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; PROBIOTICS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 43149092712     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31816f79b0     Document Type: Review

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