Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 15-21 , February 2012

Clinical manifestations of a cluster of rotavirus infection in young infants hospitalized in neonatal care units

  • I-Chen Tai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  • Yhu-Chering Huang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 5, Fu-Hsin Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan 333, ROC.
    • ,
  • Rey-In Lien

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chung-Guei Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuo-Chien Tsao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tzou-Yien Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Received 29 April 2011 ,Revised 10 May 2011 ,Accepted 31 May 2011.

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PII: S1684-1182(11)00178-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.023

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 15-21 , February 2012

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