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Detection of norovirus and sapovirus infection among children with gastroenteritis in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Archives of virology - 1 Sept 2004
Hansman G S, Doan L T P, Kguyen T A, Okitsu S, Katayama K, Ogawa S, Natori K, Takeda N, Kato Y, Nishio O, Noda M, Ushijima H
Abstract excerpt
This report describes norovirus (NoV) and sapovirus (SaV) infections in hospitalized children with acute sporadic gastroenteritis in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Stool specimens collected between December 1999 and November 2000 were examined for NoV and SaV using reverse transcription-PCR and phylogenetic analysis. NoVs were detected in 72 of 448 rotavirus-negative specimens, counted as part of an overall annual...
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