Norovirus and Rotavirus - Two major causative agents of sporadic viral gastroenteritis in hospitalized Polish children

Advances in Medical Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-186

  Oldak, E ^a   Sulik, A ^a   Rozkiewicz, D ^a   Liwoch Nienartowicz, N ^a   Zawadzka, E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acute gastroenteritis; Children; Norovirus; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOROVIRUS; POLAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NOROVIRUS; POLAND; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 74949119640     PISSN: 18961126     EISSN: 18984002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10039-009-0046-z     Document Type: Article

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