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Rota virus genotypes and the clinical severity of Diarrhoea among children under 5 years of age.
The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal - 1 Jan 2000
Uzoma Ezeonwu Bertilla, Chukwubuikem Chinedu, Omoyibo Efe, Tagbo Oguonu
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BACKGROUND: Diarrhoeal disease still remains one of the common causes of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years of age. It is caused notably by the different serotypes of rotavirus. OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the prevalence and risk factors for rotavirus diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age seen at Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, and to determine the different serotypes and their relationship with...
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