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Identification and characterization of enteric adenoviruses in infants and children hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 2009
Verma Harsha, Chitambar Shobha D, Varanasi Gopalkrishna
Abstract excerpt
Enteric adenoviruses are important etiological agents associated with sporadic infections and outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis in infants and children. Fecal samples were collected from 439 hospitalized patients in the years 2005-2007 from Pune, Aurangabad, and Nagpur cities of western India to identify the most prevalent strains of enteric adenoviruses. The viruses were detected by PCR and characterized by...
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