Detection of calicivirus from fecal samples from children with acute gastroenteritis in the West Central region of Brazil

Detection of calicivirus from fecal samples from children with acute gastroenteritis in the West Central region of Brazil

The objective of this study was to describe the circulation of caliciviruses in the West Central region of Brazil and its correlation with children's gender and age, as well as with the year and months of the sample collection. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction was performed to de...

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Main Authors: Ana Maria Tavares Borges, José Marcus Sócrates Teixeira, Paulo Sérgio Sucasas da Costa, Loreny Gimenes Giugliano, Fabíola Souza Fiaccadori, Rachel de Carvalho e Franco, Wilia Marta Elsner Diederichsen de Brito, José Paulo Gagliardi Leite, Divina das Dores de Paula Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2006-11-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
calicivirus
acute gastroenteritis
reverse transcriptase
polymerase chain reaction
Brazil
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