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Seasonal pattern and genotype distribution of sapovirus infection in Japan, 2003-2009.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Jan 2012
Dey S K, Phathammavong O, Nguyen T D, Thongprachum A, Chan-It W, Okitsu S, Mizuguchi M, Ushijima H
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Sapovirus, a member of the family Caliciviridae, is one of the major causative agents of viral gastroenteritis affecting all age groups. A total of 3232 faecal specimens collected from infants and children with gastroenteritis in five different regions of Japan during 2003-2009 were examined for sapovirus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Sapoviruses were detected in 131 (4·05%) patients with...
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