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Genogroup IIb norovirus infections and association with enteric symptoms in a neonatal nursery in southern India.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2010
Menon Vipin Kumar, George Santosh, Ramani Sasirekha, Illiayaraja Jeyaram, Sarkar Rajiv, Jana Atanu Kumar, Kuruvilla Kurien Anil, Kang Gagandeep
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses (NoVs) are increasingly recognized as an important cause of acute gastroenteritis in children worldwide. However, there are limited data on the role of NoVs in neonatal infections and disease. The objectives of the present study were to determine the prevalence of NoVs in neonates with gastrointestinal disease using a case-control study design and to characterize the NoV strains infecting neonates. A...
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