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Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of norovirus gastroenteritis among hospitalized children in Lebanon.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Dec 2016
Melhem Nada M, Zaraket Hassan, Kreidieh Khalil, Ali Zeinab, Hammadi Moza, Ghanem Soha, Hajar Farah, Haidar Amjad, Inati Adlette, Rajab Mariam, Fakhouri Hassan, Ghanem Bassam, Baasiri Ghassan, Dbaibo Ghassan
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To assess the burden of norovirus (NoV) and to determine the diversity of circulating strains among hospitalized children in Lebanon. METHODS: Stool samples were collected from children presenting with acute gastroenteritis to six major hospitals in Lebanon. A total of 739 eligible stool samples, testing negative for diarrhea caused by rotavirus as a possible viral pathogen, were collected between January...
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