Healthcare-associated Viral Gastroenteritis among Children in a Large Pediatric Hospital, United Kingdom

Healthcare-associated Viral Gastroenteritis among Children in a Large Pediatric Hospital, United Kingdom

Viruses are the major pathogens of community-acquired (CA) acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in children, but their role in healthcare-associated (HA) AGE is poorly understood. Children with AGE hospitalized at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool, UK, were enrolled over a 2-year period. AGE was class...

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Main Authors: Nigel A. Cunliffe, J. Angela Booth, Claire Elliot, Sharon J. Lowe, Will Sopwith, Nick Kitchin, Osamu Nakagomi, Toyoko Nakagomi, C. Anthony Hart, Martyn Regan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rotavirus
norovirus
nosocomial
gastroenteritis
molecular
vaccine
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/1/09-0401_article

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