Prospective study of human norovirus infection in children with acute gastroenteritis in Greece

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 333-339

  Mammas, Ioannis N ^a   Koutsaftiki, C ^a   Nika, E ^a   Vagia, F ^a   Voyatzi, A ^a   Spandidos, D A ^b   Theodoridou, M ^c   Myriokefalitakis, N ^a  

^a PENTELI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Child; Gastroenteritis; Greece; Norovirus

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADENOVIRUS; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; TREATMENT DURATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; GREECE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NOROVIRUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862571562     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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