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Detection and characterization of human rotavirus in hospitalized patients in the cities of Ponta Grossa, Londrina and Assai - PR, Brazil.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Nozawa Carlos M, Kerntopf Gustavo Franthesco, Czernisz Erika da Silva, Albuquerque Daniele, Romanin Priscila, Freitas José Felipe Eliseu, Santos Norma, Benati Fabrício José, Pietruchinski Eduardo, Linhares Rosa Elisa Carvalho
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Acute diarrheal disease is still one of the major public health problems worldwide. Rotaviruses (RV) are the most important viral etiologic agents and children under five years of age are the target population. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the rate of RV infection in hospitalized patients due to acute diarrhea in the cities of Ponta Grossa, Londrina and Assai - Paraná. METHODS: Latex agglutination (LA);...
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