Etiology of diarrheal infections in children of Porto Velho (Rondonia, Western Amazon region, Brazil)
In the present study, 470 children less than 72 months of age and presenting acute diarrhea were examined to identify associated enteropathogenic agents. Viruses were the pathogens most frequently found in stools of infants with diarrhea, including 111 cases of rotavirus (23.6% of the total diarrhea...
Main Authors: | Orlandi P.P., Magalhães G.F., Matos N.B., Silva T., Penatti M., Nogueira P.A., Pereira da Silva L.H. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2006-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000400011 |
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