Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus strains circulating among children with gastroenteritis in Iran

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-69

  Kargar, Mohammad ^a   Zare, Maryam ^a   Najafi, Akram ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Gastroenteritis; Genotyping; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; IRAN; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS STRAIN; VOMITING;

EID: 84867530774     PISSN: 10184406     EISSN: 20082150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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