Article
Molecular and epidemiological trend of norovirus associated gastroenteritis in Dhaka City, Bangladesh.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Nov 2007
Dey Shuvra Kanti, Nguyen Tuan Anh, Phan Tung Gia, Nishio Osamu, Salim Abul Faiz Mohammad, Rahman Majibur, Yagyu Fumihiro, Okitsu Shoko, Ushijima Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Diarrhea, over the years, has killed millions of people and continues to be a major threat in Bangladesh. OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence of norovirus infection in infants and young children with acute gastroenteritis in Dhaka City, Bangladesh and to determine the genogroup and genotype in norovirus-positive stool specimens. STUDY DESIGN: Fecal specimens were collected from infants and children...
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