Astrovirus gastroenteritis in hospitalized children of less than 5 years of age in Taiwan, 2009

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 311-317

  Tseng, Wei Chen ^a   Wu, Fang Tzy ^b   Hsiung, Chao A ^c   Chang, Wan Chi ^c   Wu, Ho Sheng ^b   Wu, Ching Yi ^c   Lin, Jen Shiou ^d   Yang, Shun Cheng ^d   Hwang, Kao Pin ^f   Huang, Yhu Chering ^a,e  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Centers for Disease Control   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^f CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Astrovirus; Children; Rotavirus; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASTROVIRUS INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; GENE SEQUENCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INFECTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SYMPTOM; TAIWAN; VOMITING;

ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; ENDONUCLEASES; FECES; FEVER; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAMASTROVIRUS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ROTAVIRUS; SEROTYPING; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TAIWAN; VOMITING;

EID: 84863864633     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.12.017     Document Type: Article

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