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Relationship between GII.3 norovirus infections and blood group antigens in young children in Tunisia.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Sept 2015
Ayouni S, Estienney M, Sdiri-Loulizi K, Ambert-Balay K, de Rougemont A, Aho S, Hammami S, Aouni M, Guédiche M N, Pothier P, Belliot G
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses (NoVs) constitute a major cause of gastroenteritis in Tunisia. One hundred and fourteen matched saliva and stool samples were collected from children (n = 114) suffering from acute gastroenteritis at the hospital of Monastir during the winter season 2011-2012. For 98 of 114 children, blood samples were collected for secretor genotyping. NoVs were associated with 36.8% (n = 42/114) of the...
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