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Genetic diversity of norovirus and sapovirus in hospitalized infants with sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2004
Hansman Grant S, Katayama Kazuhiko, Maneekarn Niwat, Peerakome Supatra, Khamrin Pattara, Tonusin Supin, Okitsu Shoko, Nishio Osamu, Takeda Naokazu, Ushijima Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Stool specimens from hospitalized infants with sporadic gastroenteritis in Chiang Mai, Thailand, between July 2000 and July 2001 were examined for norovirus and sapovirus by reverse transcription-PCR and sequence analysis. These viruses were identified in 13 of 105 (12%) specimens. One strain was found to be a recombinant norovirus.
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