Article
[Molecular evaluation of norovírus in patients with acute gastroenteritis].
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Georgiadis Sofia, Pilger Diogo André, Pereira Fabiana, Cantarelli Vlademir Vicente
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Norovírus was recently identified as the main cause of outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis of non-bacterial origin worldwide and it is involved in episodes of foodborne origin. In this study, patients with symptoms of acute gastroenteritis were evaluated over a one-year period, in order to evaluate two methods for identifying norovírus (real-time and conventional polymerase chain reaction), along...
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