Aetiology of acute gastro-enteritis in children at saint camille medical centre, ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 258-263

  Simpore, J ^a,b,e   Ouermi, D ^a,b   Ilboudo, D ^a,b   Kabre, A ^a   Zeba, B ^b   Pietra, V ^a   Pignatelli, S ^a,c   Nikiema, J B ^b   Kabre, G B ^b   Caligans, S ^c   Schumacher, F ^d   Castelli, F ^c  

^a Saint Camille Pietro Annigoni Biomolecular Research Centre   (Italy)

^b Ouagadougou University   (Burkina Faso)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^d Children's Hospital   (Italy)

^e Universite de Ouagadougou ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute gastro ententis; Diarrhoea; E. coli EPEC; Giardia mtestinahs; Rotavirus; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BURKINA FASO; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIARDIA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; YERSINIA;

EID: 67049155754     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.258.263     Document Type: Article

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