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Molecular characterization of group A rotavirus isolates obtained from hospitalized children in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Feb 2007
Serravalle Karina, Santos Norma, Sardi Silvia Inês, Silva Sarah Peregrino Santos, Ribeiro Junior Hugo da Costa, Mattos Angela Peixoto de, Campos Gúbio Soares
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus is a major cause of infectious diarrhea in infants and young children. The objective of this study was to characterize the genotypes of Human Rotavirus found in children hospitalized with acute diarrhea in the Pediatric Hospital Prof. Hosannah de Oliveira of the UFBA in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, during the years of 1999, 2000 and 2002. Fecal samples were analyzed (n=358) by methods EIARA and SDS-PAGE for...
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