Characterising the aetiology of severe acute gastroenteritis among patients visiting a hospital in Qatar using real-time polymerase chain reaction

BACKGROUND: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) remains a common cause of clinic visits and hospitalizations, though its aetiology has not been determined in Qatar. METHODS: We performed a prospective, emergency department–based study of 288 children and adults with AGE. Stool specimens were collected at pr...

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Autores principales: Al-Thani, Asma, Baris, Maide, Al-Lawati, Najah, Al-Dhahry, Said
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3734054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23865805
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-329

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