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Norovirus in feces and nasopharyngeal swab of children with and without acute gastroenteritis symptoms: First report of GI.5 in Brazil and GI.3 in nasopharyngeal swab.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Feb 2017
Dábilla Nathânia, Nunes Vieira Almeida Tâmera, Carvalho Rebouças Oliveira Anniely, Kipnis André, Neres Silva Thairiny, Souza Fiaccadori Fabíola, Teixeira de Sousa Teresinha, de Paula Cardoso Divina das Dôres, Souza Menira
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Noroviruses (NoVs) are an important cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE), worldwide. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the frequency, viral load and molecular profile of NoV in fecal and nasopharyngeal swab samples from hospitalized children, and to determine children's secretor status. STUDY DESIGN: From May 2014 to May 2015, 219 children were included in the study, 96 with gastroenteric symptoms and 123...
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