Epidemiology and Clinical Peculiarities of Norovirus and Rotavirus Infection in Hospitalized Young Children with Acute Diarrhea in Taiwan, 2009

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 506-514

  Yang, Shu Yan ^a   Hwang, Kao Pin ^a,b   Wu, Fang Tzy ^c   Wu, Ho Sheng ^c   Hsiung, Chao Agnes ^c   Chang, Wan Chi ^d   Lin, Jen Shiou ^e   Yang, Shun Cheng ^e   Huang, Sun Lin ^a   Huang, Yhu Chering ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Centers for Disease Control   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute diarrhea; Norovirus; Rotavirus; Taiwan; Young children

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS INFECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; TAIWAN; VIRUS DETECTION; VOMITING; WINTER;

ACUTE DISEASE; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; MALE; NOROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TAIWAN;

EID: 78650758470     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1684-1182(10)60078-3     Document Type: Article

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