Identification and type distribution of astroviruses among children with gastroenteritis in Colombia and Venezuela

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 3481-3483

  Medina, S M ^a   Gutierrez, M F ^a   Liprandi, F ^a   Ludert, J E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; COLOMBIA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VENEZUELA; VIRUS DETECTION;

ASTROVIRIDAE; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0033827956     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.9.3481-3483.2000     Document Type: Article

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