Norovirus Detection and Genotyping for Children with Gastroenteritis, Brazil

Norovirus Detection and Genotyping for Children with Gastroenteritis, Brazil

During 1998–2005, we analyzed stool samples from 289 children in Rio de Janeiro to detect and genotype norovirus strains. Previous tests showed all samples to be negative for rotavirus and adenovirus. Of 42 (14.5%) norovirus-positive specimens, 20 (47.6%) were identified as genogroup GI and 22 (52.3...

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Main Authors: Caroline C. Soares, Norma Santos, Rachel Suzanne Beard, Maria Carolina M. Albuquerque, Adriana G. Maranhão, Ludmila N. Rocha, Maria Liz Ramírez, Stephan S. Monroe, Roger I. Glass, Jon Gentsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Norovirus
viral gastroenteritis
viral diagnostics
real-time RT-PCR
dispatch
Brazil
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/8/07-0300_article

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