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Characterization of astrovirus-associated gastroenteritis in hospitalized children under five years of age.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2017
Zaraket Hassan, Abou-El-Hassan Hadi, Kreidieh Khalil, Soudani Nadia, Ali Zainab, Hammadi Moza, Reslan Lina, Ghanem Soha, Hajar Farah, Inati Adlette, Rajab Mariam, Fakhouri Hassan, Ghanem Bassam, Baasiri Ghassan, Melhem Nada M, Dbaibo Ghassan
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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and genetic diversity of astrovirus (AstV) detected in children hospitalized for gastroenteritis (GE). METHODS: A multi-center, hospital-based surveillance study was conducted across Lebanon to investigate the incidence of AstV among diarrheal hospitalizations. Viral RNA was extracted from stool samples collected between 2011 and 2013 from children,...
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