Rotavirus gastroenteritis among children under five years of age in ̇Izmir, Turkey

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 290-294

  Kurugöl, Zafer ^a   Geylani, Seda ^b   Karaca, Yeşer ^c   Umay, Feyza ^d   Erensoy, Selda ^c   Vardar, Fadil ^a   Bak, Mustafa ^b   Yaprak, Işin ^b   Özkinay, Ferda ^a   Özkinay, Cihangir ^a  

^a Aegan University   (Turkey)

^b Behcet Uz Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^d Soc Sec Tepecik Children's Hosp   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Risk factor; Rotavirus; Serotype

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROTAVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTYPE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VACCINATION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS; SEROTYPING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TURKEY;

EID: 9144256647     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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