An Outbreak of Gastroenteritis Associated with Astrovirus Serotype 1 in a Day Care Center, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1069-1073

  Silva, A M V ^a   Leite, E G ^a   Assis, R M S ^a   Majerowicz, S ^a   Leite, J P G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Astrovirus; Brazil; Gastroenteritis; Outbreak; Rio de janeiro

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRIDAE; ASTROVIRIDAE; ROTAVIRUS;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DAY CARE; EPIDEMIC; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAMASTROVIRUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; BRAZIL; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MAMASTROVIRUS;

EID: 0035524130     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000800007     Document Type: Article

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