Severity of rotavirus diarrhea in children: One year experience in a children hospital of Bangladesh

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-116

  Ahmed, Selim ^a   Kabir, A R M Luthful ^a   Rahman, Aminur ^b   Hussain, Maleeha ^c   Khatoon, Soofia ^a   Hannan, Abdul ^a  

^a Institute of Child and Mother Health Dhaka bd   (Bangladesh)

^b Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^c Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; ELISA; Gastroenteritis; Rotovirus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN ROTAVIRUS; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS INFECTION; VOMITING;

EID: 67549083579     PISSN: 10184406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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