Prevalence and factors associated with group A rotavirus infection among children with acute diarrhea in Mwanza, Tanzania

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 508-515

  Mshana, Stephen E ^c   Temu, Akwila ^a   Kamugisha, Erasmus ^b   Mwizamholya, Damas L ^a   Hokororo, Aldofina ^a   Seni, Jeremiah ^c  

^a Bugando Medical Centre   (Tanzania)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c Department of Immunology ^*  (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Mwanza; Rotavirus; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SEROTYPE; TANZANIA;

EID: 84862676967     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1816     Document Type: Article

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