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Neonatal rotavirus infection in Belém, northern Brazil: nosocomial transmission of a P[6] G2 strain.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2002
Linhares Alexandre C, Mascarenhas Joana D'Arc P, Gusmão Rosa Helena P, Gabbay Yvone B, Fialho Alexandre M, Leite José Paulo G
Abstract excerpt
A total of 614 fecal specimens were obtained during a survey for rotavirus infection conducted between May 1996 and May 1998 among 437 newborns admitted to special care nurseries at a public hospital in the urban area of Belém, Brazil. Routine stool samples were taken weekly from all babies up to the age of 28 days. Overall, 51 (11.7%) of the neonates excreted rotaviruses while in hospital, of whom 42 (82.3%)...
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