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Genotypes and molecular epidemiology of human astroviruses in hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2007
Victoria Matías, Carvalho-Costa Filipe Aníbal, Heinemann Marcos Bryan, Leite José Paulo Gagliardi, Miagostovich Marize Pereira
Abstract excerpt
Human astrovirus (HAstV) is an important pathogen that causes acute gastroenteritis mainly in children up to 5 years old worldwide. A total of 318 fecal samples were collected from January to December of 2004 from children with acute gastroenteritis hospitalized in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil. The samples were obtained from three public hospitals and were previously investigated for the presence of rotavirus (RV)...
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