Abdominal distension: An important feature in human parechovirus infection

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 260-262

  Bangalore, Harish ^a   Ahmed, Javeed ^a   Bible, John ^a   Menson, Esse Natasha ^a   Durward, Andrew ^a   Tong, Cheuk Yan William ^a,b  

^a EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

abdomen distension; erythematous rash; human parechovirus; laparotomy; sepsis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHEMA; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; PARECHOVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEPSIS;

EID: 79951676431     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318207691c     Document Type: Article

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