Mixed infection of a child care provider with hepatitis A virus isolates from subgenotypes IA and IB revealed by heteroduplex mobility assay

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-228

  De Paula, Vanessa S ^a   Saback, Felipe L ^a   Gaspar, Ana M C ^a   Niel, Christian ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Child care center; Heteroduplex mobility assay; Nucleotide sequencing; Serum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MIXED INFECTION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS, HUMAN; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

EID: 0037291510     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(02)00248-3     Document Type: Article

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