Enteric viruses in pediatric diarrhea in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1919-1929

  Tayeb, Hamsa T ^a   Dela Cruz, Damian M ^a   Al Qahtani, Ahmed ^a   Al Ahdal, Mohammed N ^a   Carter, Michael J ^b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; Astrovirus; Hajj; Norovirus; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CHILD; ENTERIC VIRUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOROVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADENOVIRIDAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAMASTROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION; VIRUS DISEASES;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ASTROVIRIDAE; NOROVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 54749097905     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21291     Document Type: Article

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