Adenovirus, calicivirus and astrovirus detection in fecal samples of hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis from Campo Grande, MS, Brazil

We analyzed fecal samples from hospitalized children up to three years of age with acute gastroenteritis at Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, from May 2000-January 2004. Astrovirus and calicivirus were detected by Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction and adenovirus was detected us...

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Main Authors: Marcia Sueli Assis Andreasi, Divina das Dores de Paula Cardoso, Sonia Maria Fernandes, Ines Aparecida Tozetti, Ana Maria Tavares Borges, Fabíola Souza Fiaccadori, Rodrigo Alessandro Tôgo Santos, Menira Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000700020