Molecular epidemiology of human astrovirus infections in Saudi Arabia pediatric patients

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2038-2042

  Tayeb, Hamsa T ^a   Al Ahdal, Mohammed N ^b   Cartear, Micheal J ^c   Al Qahtani, Ahmade A ^b,d   Cruz, Damian M Dela ^b  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Astrovirus; Epidemiology; Molecular; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CHILD; DIARRHEA; ENTERIC VIRUS; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NOROVIRUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; SAUDI ARABIA; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TYPING;

ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DIARRHEA; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MAMASTROVIRUS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ASTROVIRIDAE; HUMAN ASTROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 78049378920     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21897     Document Type: Article

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