Rotavirus-associated infantile diarrhea in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, on the wake of the Brazilian vaccination program.

doi:10.1016/j.jcv.2008.07.008

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Rotavirus-associated infantile diarrhea in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, on the wake of the Brazilian vaccination program.

Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Nov 2008

Domingues A L S, Morais A T S, Cruz R L, Moreira L P, Gouvêa V S

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BACKGROUND: Rotaviruses are major causes of diarrhea in children for which vaccines were developed and are currently in use. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the genotypes of rotavirus strains causing dehydrating diarrhea in children in Uberaba, Triângulo Mineiro region, Minas Gerais, during 2005-2006. METHODS: Rotavirus-associated diarrhea was investigated in fecal specimens by PAGE and strains were characterized for...

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