Molecular characterization of group A rotavirus isolates obtained from hospitalized children in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Rotavirus is a major cause of infectious diarrhea in infants and young children. The objective of this study was to characterize the genotypes of Human Rotavirus found in children hospitalized with acute diarrhea in the Pediatric Hospital Prof. Hosannah de Oliveira of the UFBA in Salvador, Bahia, Br...

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Main Authors: Karina Serravalle, Norma Santos, Silvia Inês Sardi, Sarah Peregrino Santos Silva, Hugo da Costa Ribeiro Junior, Ângela Peixoto de Mattos, Gúbio Soares Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000100010&lng=en&tlng=en