Molecular characterization of hepatitis A virus isolates from Argentina

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 887-894

  Munné, María S ^a,l   Vladimirsky, Sara ^a   Otegui, Lucio ^a   Soto, Sonia ^a   Brajterman, Leonardo ^a   Castro, Raúl ^a   Cañero Velasco, María C ^b   Bonnano, Alicia ^c   Fernández, Eduardo ^d   Remondegui, Carlos ^e   Passeggi, Carlos ^f   Rodríguez, Claudia ^g   Pizarro, Marta ^h   Fabre, Adriana ⁱ   Moreiro, Rita ^j   Quarleri, Jorge ^k   González, Jorge E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS   (Argentina)

^b Hospital de Ninos de San Justo   (Argentina)

^c Hospital Interzonal Dr Jose Penna   (Argentina)

^d Hospital Zonal de Trelew   (Argentina)

^e Hospital Zonal General Agudos San Roque   (Argentina)

^f Red de Laboratorios de la Provincia Santa Fe   (Argentina)

^g Hospital de Alta Complejidad Presidente Juan D Perón   (Argentina)

^h Hospital Provincial de Neuquén E Castro Rendón   (Argentina)

ⁱ Hospital Perrando   (Argentina)

^j HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

^k UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^l NONE   (Argentina)

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Author keywords

Genetic variability; Genotype; Hepatitis A virus; Molecular analysis

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; PROTEIN VP1; PROTEIN VP2; PROTEIN VP2A; SERINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AMERICA; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARGENTINA; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL STRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

EID: 34249864813     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20818     Document Type: Article

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