Molecular epidemiology of group a human rotaviruses in north west region, cameroon

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Mbuh, Florence Azie ^a   Armah, George Enyimah ^b   Omilabu, Sunday Aremu ^c   Ahmad, Aliyu Ahmadu ^a   Umoh, Jarlath Udoudo ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Electropherotypes; Molecular epidemiology; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; CAMEROON; CHILD; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN ROTAVIRUS; HUMAN ROTAVIRUS A; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LIQUID FECES; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SEX RATIO; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS SHEDDING; VOMITING;

EID: 84871508751     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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