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Outbreak of G2P[4] rotavirus gastroenteritis in a retirement community, Brazil, 2015: An important public health risk?
Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2000
Luchs Adriana, Madalosso Geraldine, Cilli Audrey, Morillo Simone Guadagnucci, Martins Sandra Regina, de Souza Karen Aparecida Farias, Namiyama Gislene Mitsue, Gonçalves Cláudia Regina, Carmona Rita de Cássia Compagnoli, Timenetsky Maria do Carmo Sampaio Tavares
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The present study described a group A rotavirus (RVA) outbreak in an age-care facility in Brazil, using epidemiologic and molecular diagnostic methods. A descriptive clinical, epidemiological and environmental investigation was conducted. Stool samples were collected and screened for RVA, Norovirus (NoV), Enteric Adenovirus 40/41 (AdV 40/41) and Astrovirus (AstV) using ELISA, RT-PCR, qRT-PCR, electron microscopy...
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