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Prevalence and genetic diversity of human astroviruses in Mexican children with symptomatic and asymptomatic infections.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2004
Méndez-Toss Martha, Griffin Dixie D, Calva Juan, Contreras Juan F, Puerto Fernando I, Mota Felipe, Guiscafré Héctor, Cedillo Roberto, Muñoz Onofre, Herrera Ismael, López Susana, Arias Carlos F
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence and type diversity of human astroviruses (HAstV) in children with symptomatic and asymptomatic infections were determined in five localities of Mexico. HAstV were detected in 4.6 (24 of 522) and 2.6% (11 of 428) of children with and without diarrhea, respectively. Genotyping of the...
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