1998-1999 Rotavirus seasons in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil: Detection of an unusual G3P[4] epidemic strain

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2837-2842

  Rosa e Silva, Maria Luzia ^a   Pires de Carvalho, Iná ^a   Gouvea, Vera ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; RAIN; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TEMPERATURE;

RNA VIRUSES; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 0036701913     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.8.2837-2842.2002     Document Type: Article

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