Norovirus infections in children under 5 years of age hospitalized due to the acute viral gastroenteritis in northeastern Poland

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 417-422

  Oldak, E ^a   Sulik, A ^a   Rozkiewicz, D ^a   Liwoch Nienartowicz, N ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FEVER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; POLAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS GROUP A; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VOMITING;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COINFECTION; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NOROVIRUS; POLAND; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS;

EID: 84862866044     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1321-z     Document Type: Article

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