Detection and molecular characterisation of rotavirus and norovirus infections in Jordanian children with acute gastroenteritis

Archives of Virology

Volumn 156, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1477-1480

  Kaplan, Nasser M ^a   Kirby, Andrew ^b   Abd Eldayem, Sawsan A ^a   Dove, Winifred ^b   Nakagomi, Toyoko ^c   Nakagomi, Osamu ^c   Cunliffe, Nigel A ^b  

^a KING HUSSEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genotypes; Jordan; Norovirus; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

NOROVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 85027946962     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-011-0996-x     Document Type: Article

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