Rotaviruses as a cause of nosocomial, infantile diarrhoea in Northern Brazil: pilot study

Faecal samples were obtained from 190 children, aged 0 to 5 years, admitted to a public hospital in Belém, Pará, Brazil. These patients were placed in a pediatric ward with 40 beds distributed in six rooms. Case were classified into three groups: (a) nosocomial: children who developed gastroenteriti...

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Main Authors: Rosa Helena P. Gusmão, Joana D'Arc P. Mascarenhas, Yvone B. Gabbay, Zéa Lins-Lainson, Francisco Lúzio P. Ramos, Talita A. F. Monteiro, Sebastião Aldo Valente, Alexandre C. Linhares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1995-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000600016