Prevalence of viruses in stool of premature neonates at a neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Naing, Zin ^a   Rayner, Benjamin ^a   Killikulangara, Ananthen ^b   Vunnam, Krishna ^b   Leach, Steven ^c   McIver, Christopher J ^a,c   Scott, Gillian M ^a,c   Craig, Maria E ^a,c,d,e   Lui, Kei ^b,c   Rawlinson, William D ^a,c  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

intrauterine growth restriction; neonatal intensive care unit; premature neonate; viral infection

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOROVIRUS; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VIRUS INFECTION;

AUSTRALIA; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84874962593     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12113     Document Type: Article

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