Disease burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children up to 5 years of age in two Swiss cantons: Paediatrician- and hospital-based surveillance

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 319-325

  Lacroix, Laurence ^a   Galetto Lacour, Annick ^a   Altwegg, Martin ^b   Egli, Konrad ^b   Schmidt, Martin ^c   Gervaix, Alain ^a,d  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b Bioanalytica Medical Laboratories   (Switzerland)

^c LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d Hopital des Enfants Hopitaux universitaires de Geneve   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Disease burden; Epidemiological study; Rotavirus gastroenteritis; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENTERITIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS GASTROENTERITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWITZERLAND;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 77949270843     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-009-1032-y     Document Type: Article

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