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Classical human astroviruses in symptomatic and asymptomatic children of Goiás, Brazil: Positivity rates, viral loads, and molecular characterization.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2020
Barbosa Gabriela, Caetano Amanda, Dábilla Nathânia, Franco Fernanda, Silva-Sales Marcelle, Fiaccadori Fabíola, Souza Menira
Abstract excerpt
Classical human astroviruses (HAstV) are agents of nonbacterial acute gastroenteritis (AGE), being predominant among children. There are only a few studies reporting HAstV loads in samples from patients with AGE, data are even scarcer regarding asymptomatic patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence and estimate the viral load of HAstV and to perform molecular characterization of positive...
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