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Changing distribution of human rotavirus serotypes during two epidemic outbreaks of gastroenteritis in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, 2003-2004: detection of G6 strains.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Oct 2008
Martini Izabel J, Gennari Guilherme M, Martins Sandra S, Gouvêa Vera S, Gatti Maria Silvia Viccari
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BACKGROUND: Rotavirus serotypes G1-G4 and G9 are the most important agents of severe diarrhea in children worldwide. OBJECTIVE: To characterize rotavirus serotypes/genotypes causing two large outbreaks of diarrhea in Campinas, São Paulo, during 2003-2004. STUDY: Rotavirus infection was investigat...
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