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Detection and genotyping of human adenovirus and sapovirus in children with acute gastroenteritis in Belém, Pará, between 1990 and 1992: first detection of GI.7 and GV.2 sapoviruses in Brazil.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Costa Larissa Cristina Prado das Neves, Siqueira Jones Anderson Monteiro, Portal Thayara Morais, Sousa Edivaldo Costa, Linhares Alexandre da Costa, Gabbay Yvone Benchimol, Resque Hugo Reis
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality, especially among children from developing countries. Human adenovirus (HAdV) and sapovirus (SaV) are among the agents that cause AGE. The present study aimed to detect and genotype HAdV and SaV in 172 fecal samples from children with AGE, collected during a surveillance study carried out in a low-income...
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