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Detection and characterization of group A rotaviruses in children hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis in Norway, 2006-2008.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2009
Vainio Kirsti, Nordbø Svein A, Njølstad Gro, Størvold Gunnar, Døllner Henrik, Midgaard Cathrine, Bosse Franziskus Johannes, Rognlien Anne-Gro Wesenberg, Rojahn Astrid, Wathne Karl-Olaf, Flem Elmira
Abstract excerpt
To assess the genetic diversity of rotavirus strains in Norway, the distribution of rotavirus genotypes was studied in children admitted to hospital with acute gastroenteritis. The detection of rotavirus in stool samples was compared using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), an immunochromatographic test and RT-PCR. Children <5 years of age admitted to hospital with diarrhea in three large hospitals...
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