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Characterization of norovirus infections in Seoul, Korea.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Oct 2012
Park Sanghun, Jung Jihun, Oh Seah, Jung Hyowon, Oh Younghee, Cho Seokju, Cho Seogju, Cho Sungja, Park Hyongsug, Jo Namsook, Bae Kyungwon, Choi Sungmin, Kim Bogsoon, Kim Junghun, Chae Youngzoo, Jung Haesook, Cheon Doosung, Kim Hyunsoo
Abstract excerpt
The present study has determined the detection rate of norovirus (NoV) with acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in hospitalized children and describes the molecular epidemiology of NoV circulating in Seoul, Korea. Six hundred and eighty-three (9.8%) of samples were positive for NoV. Of these, the NoV GII genogroup was the most commonly found, with a prevalence of 96.2% (683 of 710). Only 27 samples were positive for the...
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