Rotavirus serotypes and electropherotypes identified among hospitalised children in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil Sorotipos e eletroferotipos de rotavírus identificados entre crianças hospitalizadas em São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil

During June 1997-June 1999 rotavirus infection was screened in infants aged up to 2 years and hospitalised with acute diarrhoea in São Luís, Northeastern Brazil. Altogether, 128 stool samples were collected from diarrhoeic patients and additional 122 faecal specimens from age- and- temporal matched...

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Main Authors: Cláudia Regina N. E. Luz, Joana D'Arc P. Mascarenhas, Yvone B. Gabbay, Ana Regina B. Motta, Telma Vitorina Ribeiro Lima, Luana da S. Soares, Alexandre C. Linhares
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Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2005-10-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652005000500009