Microbiological and epidemiological aspects of Rotavirus and enteric Adenovirus infections in hospitalized children in Italy

New Microbiologica

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-336

  Carraturo, Antonio ^a   Catalani, Valentina ^a   Tega, Luciano ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA GORETTI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute gastroenteritis; Adenovirus type 40 41; Children; Epidemiology; Italy; Nosocomial infections; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADENOVIRUS; AGE; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; ROTAVIRUS; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADENOVIRIDAE; ADENOVIRUS INFECTIONS, HUMAN; AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 52749089591     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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