High detection rates of enteropathogens in asymptomatic children attending day care.

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Published in PLoS One on February 24, 2014

Authors

Remko Enserink1, Rianne Scholts2, Patricia Bruijning-Verhagen1, Erwin Duizer3, Harry Vennema3, Richard de Boer2, Titia Kortbeek3, Jeroen Roelfsema3, Henriette Smit4, Mirjam Kooistra-Smid5, Wilfrid van Pelt6

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Infectious Disease Control (Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands ; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
2: Laboratory for Infectious Diseases, Department of Research and Development, Groningen, The Netherlands.
3: Center for Infectious Disease Control (Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
4: Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
5: Laboratory for Infectious Diseases, Department of Research and Development, Groningen, The Netherlands ; Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
6: Center for Infectious Disease Control (Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.

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