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Detection and genetic characterization of classic human astroviruses in Brazil, 2010-2012.
Archives of virology - 1 May 2018
Morillo Simone Guadagnucci, Luchs Adriana, Cilli Audrey, Carmona Rita de Cássia Compagnoli, Timenetsky Maria do Carmo S T
Abstract excerpt
The aims of this study were to monitor human astrovirus (HAstV) infections in patients presenting with acute gastroenteritis in Brazil and to determine the HAstV genotypes of these viruses. From May 2010 to July 2012, a total of 140 samples that were negative for both rotaviruses and noroviruses were randomly selected and tested for the presence of HAstV using an RT-PCR assay specific for the ORF2 region. Viral...
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