Article
Detection of caliciviruses associated with acute infantile gastroenteritis in Salvador, an urban center in Northeast Brazil.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 May 2009
Xavier M P T P, Oliveira S A, Ferreira M S R, Victoria M, Miranda V, Silva M F M, Strina A, Barreto M L, Miagostovicht M P, Leite J P G
Abstract excerpt
Acute gastroenteritis caused by viruses is one of the leading causes of infantile morbidity. The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of human caliciviruses of the genera norovirus and sapovirus in children up to 3 years of age with acute gastroenteritis from low-income communities in the city of Salvador, Brazil. This study is an extension of previous work carried out to establish the profile...
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