The use of aged stool specimens for the detection of rotavirus

Background: Rotavirus is considered worldwide as one of the most important viral gastrointestinal infections, resulting in potentially life-threatening diarrhoea and death in children under the age of 5 years. Rotavirus can survive and remain infectious for long periods outside of the human body and...

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Main Authors: Karen de Bruyn, Elizabeth M.C. Theron, John B. Dewar, Richard M. Hendrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2020-03-01
Series:Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/113