Epidemiology, clinical presentations and burden of rotavirus diarrhea in children under five seen at Ramathibodi Hospital, Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1350-1355

  Intusoma, Utcharee ^a   Sornsrivichai, Vorasith ^b   Jiraphongsa, Chuleeporn ^c   Varavithaya, Wandee ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Rotavirus; Surveillance; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; SEROTYPE; THAILAND; VIRUS INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DYSENTERY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RNA; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING; THAILAND;

EID: 52949111310     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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