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Molecular detection of genogroup I sapovirus in Tunisian children suffering from acute gastroenteritis.
Virus genes - 1 Aug 2011
Sdiri-Loulizi Khira, Hassine Mouna, Gharbi-Khelifi Hakima, Aouni Zaidoun, Chouchane Slaheddine, Sakly Nabil, Neji-Guédiche Mohamed, Pothier Pierre, Ambert-Balay Katia, Aouni Mahjoub
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This study investigated the prevalence of sapovirus infections in children with acute gastroenteritis in Monastir region, Tunisia, from January 2003 to April 2007. Sapovirus was characterized by sequence and phylogenetic analyses of the partial polymerase gene. From 788 fecal specimens tested, 6 (0.8%) were positive for sapovirus, of these, 4 (66.7%) were monoinfections. All sapovirus positive samples were...
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