Rotavirus gastroenteritis among children aged under 5 years in Al Karak, Jordan
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Rotavirus gastroenteritis among children aged under 5 years in Al Karak, Jordan.
The introduction of a rotavirus vaccine makes it important to determine the need for vaccination n a population. This study in Jordan in 2007-08 determined the incidence and clinical features of rotavirus gastroenteritis among children aged under 5 years admitted to hospital with diarrhoea. Of 148 children, 59 (39.9%) were ELISA-positive for rotavirus in stool samples, predominantly in the age ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1020-3397,1687-1634
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.10.1064