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The circulation of human astrovirus genotypes in the Central West Region of Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jul 2009
Silva Paula Andreia, Santos Rodrigo Alessandro Tôgo, Costa Paulo Sérgio Sucasas, Teixeira José Marcus Sócrates, Giugliano Loreny Gimenes, Andreasi Márcia Sueli Assis, Leite José Paulo Gagliardi, Schreier Ecakart, Cardoso Divina das Dôres de Paula
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Out of 1,588 faecal samples of children taken from three locations of the Central West Region of Brazil, 57 were positive for astroviruses (HAstVs) using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). They were genotyped by nested RT-PCR and/or genomic sequencing. HAstV-1 (42.8%), HAst...
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