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Detection and molecular characterization of group A rotavirus from hospitalized children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2004.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 May 2006
Carvalho-Costa Filipe Anibal, Assis Rosane Maria, Fialho Alexandre Madi, Bóia Márcio Neves, Alves Daniele Pires Dias, Martins Carolina Maria Miranda de Assis, Leite José Paulo Gagliardi
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Rotavirus is a major cause of infantile acute diarrhea, causing about 440,000 deaths per year, mainly in developing countries. The World Health Organization has been recommending the assessment of rotavirus burden and strain characterization as part of the strategies of immunization programs against this pathogen. In this context, a prospective study was made on a sample of 134 children with acute diarrhea and...
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