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Norovirus diarrhea in Bangladesh, 2010-2014: prevalence, clinical features, and genotypes.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2016
Rahman Mustafizur, Rahman Rajibur, Nahar Shamsun, Hossain Shakhaowat, Ahmed Shahnawaz, Golam Faruque Abu Syed, Azim Tasnim
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus infections in diarrhea patients attending an urban and a rural hospital in Bangladesh were investigated. A total of 953 fecal specimens from both children and adults collected during 2010-2014 were tested for the presence of norovirus using real time PCR. One fourth (25%) of the specimens were positive for norovirus RNA which was identified both in children and adults. Norovirus was associated with...
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