Molecular and serological characterization of group A rotavirus isolates obtained from hospitalized children in Goiânia, Brazil, 1998-2000

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 441-443

  Souza, M B L D ^a   Racz M L ^b   Leite, J P G ^c   Soares, C M A ^d   Martins, R M B ^a   Munford, V ^b   Cardoso, D D P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d Campus II   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS GROUP A; SEROLOGY; SEROTYPING; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS TYPING;

BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0042160080     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0952-0     Document Type: Article

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