Genotyping of gastroenteric viruses in hospitalised children: first report of norovirus GII.21 in Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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107(8): 1064-1067, Dec. 2012. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
This retrospective study (April-September 2003) was designed to investigate the roles of the main viruses responsible for cases of acute infantile gastroenteritis in hospitalised children up to two years of age. The viruses were identified in 64.7% (88/136) of the cases and the detection rates of rotavirus A (RVA), norovirus (NoV) and astrovirus were 41.9% (57/136), 30.3% (24/79) and 12.7% (7/55), respectively. RVA and NoV were detected in 20 of the 24 reported nosocomial infection cases. This study identified the first circulation of the genotype NoV GII.21 in Brazil and highlights the need to establish differential diagnoses through active laboratorial surveillance.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Mamastrovirus
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Rotavirus
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Norovirus
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Gastroenteritis
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fiocruz/BR
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