Nitazoxanide use in Rota Viral Diarrhea. Cure or Controversy?
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Rota virus Diarrhea in Hospitalized Children.
OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency and clinical features of Rota virus diarrhea in children presenting in a tertiary care hospital. STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional, observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY National Institute of Child Health, Karachi, from January to June 2007. METHODOLOGY A total of three hundred children of either gender aged 1 month to 5 years, who presented wi...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Indian Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0019-5456,0973-7693
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0268-x