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Prevalence and genetic diversity of norovirus in outpatient children with acute diarrhea in Shanghai, China.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2011
Zeng Mei, Gong Zhixiang, Zhang Yuxia, Zhu Qirong, Wang Xiaohong
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of norovirus (NoV) associated-diarrhea among pediatric outpatients in Shanghai, and characterize the genotypes of circulating NoV strain. Stool samples were collected from 910 children with non-dysenteric diarrhea between August 2008 and July 2009. One-step real-time RT-PCR was used to screen for NoV genogroup I (GI) and genogroup II (GII). Genotypes were...
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