The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 5 , Pages 761-765 , May 2010

Bacterial Enteritis as a Risk Factor for Childhood Intussusception: A Retrospective Cohort Study

  • Cade M. Nylund, MD

      Affiliations

    • Air Force Institute of Technology Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Cincinnati, OH
    • Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Cade M. Nylund, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, ML 2010, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039.
    • ,
  • Lee A. Denson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • James M. Noel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico Children's Hospital, Albuquerque, NM

Received 5 February 2009 ,Revised 14 October 2009 ,Accepted 9 November 2009.

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 The authors declare no conflicts of interest. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the US Air Force, Department of Defense, or the US Government.

PII: S0022-3476(09)01133-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.11.026

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 5 , Pages 761-765 , May 2010

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