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Prevalence and genetic characterization of caliciviruses among children hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis in the United States.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2005
Zintz Carmelann, Bok Karin, Parada Ester, Barnes-Eley Myra, Berke Tamas, Staat Mary A, Azimi Parvin, Jiang Xi, Matson David O
Abstract excerpt
Human calicivirus was the first recognized viral agent causing gastroenteritis in humans. Norovirus (NV) and Sapovirus (SV), two genera within the Caliciviridae family, cause epidemic and endemic acute gastroenteritis in children and adults. The role of these viruses as a cause of sporadic acute gastroenteritis in young children requiring hospitalization is not well established. The aim of this study was to...
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