Point-of-care diagnosis and risk factors of infantile, rotavirus-associated diarrhoea in Calabar, Nigeria

Point-of-care diagnosis and risk factors of infantile, rotavirus-associated diarrhoea in Calabar, Nigeria

Background: Rotaviruses are the primary cause of acute gastroenteritis in young children worldwide and a significant proportion of these infections occur in Africa. Objectives: In the present study, we determined the prevalence and risk factors of rotavirus infection among children younger than age...

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Main Authors: Samuel E. Nnukwu, Simon J. Utsalo, Olufunmilayo G. Oyero, Michel Ntemgwa, James A. Ayukekbong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2017-12-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:
Rotavirus
diarrhea
gastroenteritis
stool
diagnosis
Nigeria
Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/631

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