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Predominance and circulation of enteric viruses in the region of Greater Cairo, Egypt.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2009
Kamel Aziza H, Ali Mohamed A, El-Nady Hala G, de Rougemont Alexis, Pothier Pierre, Belliot Gaël
Abstract excerpt
The circulation of enteric viruses among the population of Cairo, Egypt, between March 2006 and February 2007 was studied. At least one virus was detected in 50% of fecal samples, 57.4% of which were positive for rotavirus, 26% for norovirus, 10.4% for adenovirus, and 1.7% for astrovirus. Over 10% of infections were mixed infections. Rotavirus typing showed that G1P[8] and G2P[4] were predominant but that the...
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