Aetiology of community-acquired, acute gastroenteritis in hospitalised adults: a prospective cohort study
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- 22 October 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 8 (1) , 143
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-8-143
Abstract
The aetiology of severe gastroenteritis leading to hospitalisation in adults frequently remains unclear. Our objective was to study the causes and characteristics of community-acquired, acute gastroenteritis in adult hospitalized patients to support the clinical management of these patients.Keywords
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