Clinical characteristics of nosocomial rotavirus infection in children in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 791-797

  Lee, Jian Te ^a   Lee, Chun Nan ^a,b   Shao, Pei Lan ^a   Chang, Luan Yin ^a   Lu, Chun Yi ^a   Lee, Ping Ing ^a   Chen, Chun Min ^a   Lee, Chin Yun ^a   Huang, Li Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Child; Nosocomial infections; Pediatrics; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FEVER; GENOTYPE; HAND WASHING; HEMATOCHEZIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; ROTAVIRUS; TAIWAN; VIRUS INFECTION; VOMITING;

EID: 56349123214     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60192-8     Document Type: Article

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