Prevalence and factors associated with rotavirus infection among children admitted with acute diarrhea in Uganda

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Nakawesi, Jane S ^a   Wobudeya, Eric ^b   Ndeezi, Grace ^a   Mworozi, Edison A ^b   Tumwine, James K ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^b MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY WARD; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; UGANDA; ACUTE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIARRHEA; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VIROLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; UGANDA;

EID: 77956911865     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-10-69     Document Type: Article

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