Analysis of the circulation of hepatitis A virus in Argentina since vaccine introduction

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Blanco Fernandez M D ^a   Torres, C ^a   Riviello Lopez G ^b   Poma, H R ^c   Rajal, V B ^c,d   Nates, S ^e   Cisterna, D M ^f   Campos, R H ^a   Mbayed, V A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Prefectura Naval Argentina   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Environmental surveillance; Genotypes; Hepatitis A virus; Immunization

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; RIVER WATER;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATITIS A; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

EID: 84869142398     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12034     Document Type: Article

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