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VP7 and VP4 genotyping of human group A rotavirus in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Argüelles M H, Villegas G A, Castello A, Abrami A, Ghiringhelli P D, Semorile L, Glikmann G
Abstract excerpt
Specific and sensitive tests for the detection and typing of group A rotavirus strains are needed for a more comprehensive knowledge of the epidemiology of rotaviral infection. In this study 500 stool specimens taken from 1996 to 1998 from children with acute diarrhea in Buenos Aires were examined. Group A rotavirus was unequivocally demonstrated in 62% of the samples tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay...
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