Severe acute rotavirus gastroenteritis in children less than 5 years in southern Ghana: 2006-2011

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages

  Enweronu Laryea, Christabel C ^a,b   Sagoe, Kwamena W C ^a   Mwenda, Jason M ^c   Armah, George E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^c WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA   (Congo)

^d University of Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

children; gastroenteritis; hospitalized; prevalence; rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GHANA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SECONDARY CARE CENTER; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GHANA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS;

EID: 84891615217     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000045     Document Type: Article

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