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Molecular Epidemiology of Human Sapovirus among Children with Acute Gastroenteritis in Western Canada.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 20 Sept 2021
Zhuo Ran, Ding Xiaofeng, Freedman Stephen B, Lee Bonita E, Ali Samina, Luong Jasper, Xie Jianling, Chui Linda, Wu Ying, Pang Xiaoli
Abstract excerpt
Sapovirus is increasingly recognized as an important cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) worldwide; however, studies of sapovirus prevalence, genetic diversity, and strain-specific clinical implications have been scarce. To fill this knowledge gap, we used reverse transcription-real-time PCR and sequencing of the partial major capsid protein VP1 gene to analyze stool specimens and rectal swabs obtained from...
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