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Diversity of human astrovirus genotypes circulating in children with acute gastroenteritis in Thailand during 2000-2011.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2012
Malasao Rungnapa, Khamrin Pattara, Chaimongkol Natthawan, Ushijima Hiroshi, Maneekarn Niwat
Abstract excerpt
Human astrovirus (HAstV) is one of the causative agents of acute gastroenteritis in children worldwide. The objective of this study was to elucidate the molecular epidemiology and genotypic diversity of HAstV circulating in pediatric patients admitted to hospital with diarrhea in Thailand during the year 2000-2011, except for 2004, 2006, and 2009. A total of 1,022 fecal specimens were tested for HAstV by reverse...
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