Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 8-12 , February 2009

Concomitant Rotavirus and Salmonella Infections in Children with Acute Diarrhea

  • Wen-Tzong Lan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Hung-Chang Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92 Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei 104, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Yan Yeung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chuen-Bin Jiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsin-An Kao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Han-Yang Hung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Nan-Chang Chiu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 5 July 2007 ,Revised 7 July 2008 ,Accepted 1 December 2008.

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PII: S1875-9572(09)60023-1

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60023-1

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 8-12 , February 2009

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