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Changing distribution of norovirus genotypes and genetic analysis of recombinant GIIb among infants and children with diarrhea in Japan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2006
Phan Tung Gia, Kuroiwa Toshimasa, Kaneshi Kunio, Ueda Yuichi, Nakaya Shigekazu, Nishimura Shuichi, Yamamoto Atsuko, Sugita Kumiko, Nishimura Tadashi, Yagyu Fumihiro, Okitsu Shoko, Müller Werner E G, Maneekarn Niwat, Ushijima Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
A total of 402 fecal specimens collected during July 2003-June 2004 from infants and children with acute gastroenteritis, encompassing five localities (Maizuru, Tokyo, Sapporo, Saga, and Osaka) of Japan, were tested for the presence of norovirus by RT-PCR. It was found that 58 (14.4%) fecal specimens were positive for norovirus. Norovirus infection was detected throughout the year with the highest prevalence in...
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