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[Rotavirus A among hospitalized infants, up to three years of age, with acute gastroenteritis in Campo Grande, State of Mato Grosso do Sul].
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Andreasi Márcia Sueli Assis, Batista Sonia Maria Fernandes, Tozetti Inês Aparecida, Ozaki Cláudia Okanobo, Nogueira Mariana Menegusso, Fiaccadori Fabíola Souza, Borges Ana Maria Tavares, Santos Rodrigo Alessandro Togo, Cardoso Divina das Dores de Paula
Abstract excerpt
Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and combined immunoenzyme assay for rotavirus and adenovirus were used to analyze 380 fecal samples from children up to three years of age who were hospitalized with acute diarrhea in Campo Grande, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, between May 2000 and January 2004. Among all the samples, 88 (23.2%) were positive for Rotavirus A. Out of these, 81 (92%) had a defined electrophoretic...
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