Epidemiology of astrovirus infection in children

Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 77-82

  Jeong, Hye Sook ^a   Jeong, Ahyong ^a   Cheon, Doo Sung ^a  

^a Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute gastroenteritis; Diarrhea; Epidemiology; Human astrovirus; Serotype

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ASTROVIRUS; ASTROVIRUS INFECTION; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CALICIVIRUS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEVER; FINLAND; FLUID THERAPY; FRANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; JAPAN; KOREA; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTYPE; THAILAND; TROPIC CLIMATE; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; VOMITING;

EID: 84858759578     PISSN: 17381061     EISSN: 20927258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2012.55.3.77     Document Type: Review

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