The Emerging Importance of Norovirus as the Etiology of Pediatric Gastroenteritis in Taipei

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-110

  Lin, Chien Yu ^a   Chiu, Nan Chang ^a,b   Lee, Hung Chang ^a,c   Chuang, Chih Kuang ^a   Lin, Shuan Pei ^a,b   Yeung, Chun Yan ^a,b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

child; gastroenteritis; norovirus; Norwalk like virus; rotavirus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOROVIRUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

EID: 77951864419     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1684-1182(10)60017-5     Document Type: Article

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