Norovirus RNA in the blood of a child with gastroenteritis and convulsions-A case report

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-149

  Medici, Maria Cristina ^a   Abelli, Laura Anna ^a   Dodi, Icilio ^b   Dettori, Giuseppe ^a   Chezzi, Carlo ^a  

^a Laboratory Medicine   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood; Convulsions; Gastroenteritis; Norovirus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFTRIAXONE; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CALICIVIRUS INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVULSION; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NOROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEIZURES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 77951620365     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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