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Caliciviruses in hospitalized children, São Luís, Maranhão, 1997-1999: detection of norovirus GII.12.
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] - 1 Jan 2000
Portal Thayara Morais, Siqueira Jones Anderson Monteiro, Costa Larissa Cristina Prado das Neves, Lima Ian Carlos Gomes de, Lucena Maria Silvia Sousa de, Bandeira Renato da Silva, Linhares Alexandre da Costa, Luz Claudia Regina Nunes Eloi da, Gabbay Yvone Benchimol, Resque Hugo Reis
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Gastroenteritis is one of the most common diseases during childhood, with norovirus (NoV) and sapovirus (SaV) being two of its main causes. This study reports for the first time the incidence of these viruses in hospitalized children with and without gastroenteritis in São Luís, Maranhão. A total of 136 fecal samples were tested by enzyme immunoassays (EIA) for the detection of NoV and by reverse...
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