Role of astrovirus in intussusception in Nigerian infants

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 192-194

  Aminu, M ^a   Ameh, E A ^a   Geyer, A ^b   Esona, M D ^c   Taylor, M B ^d   Steele, A D ^e  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^e PATH   (United States)

Author keywords

Astroviruses; Infants; Intussusception

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ASTROVIRIDAE; ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FECES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE; NIGERIA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 67049161217     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmn101     Document Type: Article

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