Epidemiology of Rotavirus infection in children in blantyre, Malawi, 1997-2007

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 202, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Cunliffe, Nigel A ^a   Ngwira, Bagrey M ^b   Dove, Winifred ^a   Thindwa, Benson D M ^b   Turner, Ann M ^a   Broadhead, Robin L ^c   Molyneux, Malcolm E ^a   Hart, C Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Community Health ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ZOONOSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAWI; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955679207     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/653577     Document Type: Article

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