Prevalence and genetic diversity of astroviruses in children with and without diarrhea in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

Prevalence and genetic diversity of astroviruses in children with and without diarrhea in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

Human astroviruses (HAstV) have been increasingly identified as important etiological agents of acute gastroenteritis in children up to five years old. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and genotype diversity of HAstV in children with symptomatic and asymptomatic infections in Sã...

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Main Authors: Yvone B Gabbay, Cláudia Regina NE da Luz, Ivete V Costa, Elielma L Cavalcante-Pepino, Maisa S Sousa, Krynssya K Oliveira, Ana Lucia Monteiro Wanzeller, Joana D'Arc P Mascarenhas, José Paulo G Leite, Alexandre C Linhares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2005-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
human astroviruses (HAstV)
diarrhea
children
São Luís
Brazil
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