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Detection and characterization of human caliciviruses in hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis in Blantyre, Malawi.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2005
Dove Winifred, Cunliffe Nigel A, Gondwe Jailosi S, Broadhead Robin L, Molyneux Malcolm E, Nakagomi Osamu, Hart C Anthony
Abstract excerpt
The human caliciviruses (HuCVs), including Norovirus and Sapovirus, are recognized causes of acute gastroenteritis in children and adults. A 1-year study was undertaken in Blantyre, Malawi, to examine the prevalence, and genetic diversity, of human caliciviruses (HuCVs) amongst children under 5 years of age hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis. Using the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction...
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