Rotavirus serotypes and electropherotypes identified among hospitalised children in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 287-293

  Da Luz, Cláudia Regina N E ^a,b   Mascarenhas, Joana D'Arc P ^c   Gabbay, Yvone B ^c   Motta, Ana Regina B ^c   Ribeiro Lima, Telma Vitorina ^c   Soares, Luana Da S ^c   Linhares, Alexandre C ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

^b Seçã de Virologia   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Electropherotypes; Rotavirus; Serotypes

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHEROTYPE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FECES ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 27644556606     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652005000500009     Document Type: Article

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