Epidemiology of rotavirus infection in North-western Nigeria

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 340-342

  Aminu, Maryam ^a   Ahmad, A A ^a   Umoh, J U ^a   Dewar, J ^b   Esona, M D ^b   Steele, A D ^b  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN VP6; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; ROTAVIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS SHEDDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING;

EID: 54949138791     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmn021     Document Type: Article

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