Molecular epidemiology of norovirus infections in sporadic cases of viral gastroenteritis among children in Northern Italy

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1486-1492

  Medici, Maria Cristina ^a   Martinelli, Monica ^a   Abelli, Laura Anna ^a   Ruggeri, Franco Maria ^b   Di Bartolo, Ilaria ^b   Arcangeletti, Maria Cristina ^a   Pinardi, Federica ^a   De Conto, Flora ^a   Izzi, Giancarlo ^c   Bernasconi, Sergio ^a   Chezzi, Carlo ^a   Dettori, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

GII.4 2002 variant; Mixed infections; Norovirus genotypes; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; ROTAVIRUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NOROVIRUS; PHYLOGENY; TIME FACTORS;

NOROVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 33749559015     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20723     Document Type: Article

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