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Bufavirus genotype 3 in Turkish children with severe diarrhoea.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Oct 2015
Altay A, Yahiro T, Bozdayi G, Matsumoto T, Sahin F, Ozkan S, Nishizono A, Söderlund-Venermo M, Ahmed K
Abstract excerpt
Recently a parvovirus called bufavirus (BuV) has been implicated as a causative agent of diarrhoea. To further reveal the epidemiology and genetic characteristics of BuV, this study was performed in Turkish children with diarrhoea. BuV was detected in 1.4% (8/583) of stool samples. All stool samples from healthy children (n = 148) were negative for BuV. Diarrhoea in BuV-positive patients was severe and occurred...
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