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Quantitative and molecular analysis of noroviruses RNA in blood from children hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis in Belém, Brazil.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Sept 2013
Fumian Tulio Machado, Justino Maria Cleonice A, D'Arc Pereira Mascarenhas Joana, Reymão Tammy K A, Abreu Erika, Soares Luana, Linhares Alexandre C, Gabbay Yvone Benchimol
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Noroviruses (NoVs) are a common cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) and until now, little is known about its ability to spread outside the gut. OBJECTIVES: We aim to investigate the role of NoVs causing viremia in children hospitalized for AGE, as well as to correlate the presence of NoVs RNA in serum with clinical severity and stool viral load. STUDY DESIGN: Paired stool and serum samples were...
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