The prevalence of norovirus, astrovirus and adenovirus infections among hospitalised children with acute gastroenteritis in Porto Velho, state of Rondônia, western Brazilian Amazon

Although viruses are well-established causes of acute gastroenteritis, few data on the circulation of these pathogens in Porto Velho, state of Rondônia, Brazil, are available. Thus, faecal samples from hospitalised diarrhoeic children, under six years of age, were collected and tested for the presen...

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Main Authors: Maria Sandra Costa Amaral, Grecy Kelli Estevam, Marilene Penatti, Roger Lafontaine, Ian Carlos Gomes Lima, Paula Katharine Pontes Spada, Yvone Benchimol Gabbay, Najla Benevides Matos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2015-04-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762015000200215&lng=en&tlng=en