Comparison of clinical features of childhood norovirus and rotavirus gastroenteritis in Taiwan

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 566-570

  Wu, Tzee Chung ^a   Liu, Hsioa Hui ^a   Chen, Yann Jang ^a   Tang, Ren Bin ^a   Hwang, Be Tau ^a   Yuan, Han Chih ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gastroenteritis; Genogroup; Norovirus; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOROVIRUS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VOMITING;

EID: 57149131395     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70170-9     Document Type: Article

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