Changing distribution of human rotavirus serotypes during two epidemic outbreaks of gastroenteritis in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, 2003-2004: Detection of G6 strains

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 244-246

  Martini, Izabel J ^a   Gennari, Guilherme M ^a   Martins, Sandra S ^a   Gouvêa, Vera S ^b   Gatti, Maria Silvia Viccari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Gastroenteritis; Rotavirus; Serotypes genotypes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN ROTAVIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING;

EID: 51049089105     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2008.06.015     Document Type: Article

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