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Adenovirus, calicivirus and astrovirus detection in fecal samples of hospitaliz...
Andreasi, Márcia Sueli Assis; Cardoso, Divina das Dores de Paula; Fernandes, Sonia Maria; Tozetti, Inês Aparecida; Borges, Ana Maria TavaresWe analyzed fecal samples from hospitalized children up to three years of age with acute gastroenteritis at Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, from May 2000-January 2004. Astrovirus and calicivirus were detected by Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction and adenovirus was detected using the Rotavirus and Adenovirus combined immunoenzyme assay. Astrovirus, adenovirus and calicivirus were detected...
The circulation of human astrovirus genotypes in the Central West Region of Brazil
Silva, Paula Andreia; Santos, Rodrigo Alessandro Tôgo; Costa, Paulo Sérgio Sucasas da; Teixeira, José Marcus Sócrates; Giugliano, Loreny GimenesOut of 1,588 faecal samples of children taken from three locations of the Central West Region of Brazil, 57 were positive for astroviruses (HAstVs) using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). They were genotyped by nested RT-PCR and/or genomic sequencing. HAstV-1 (42.8%), HAstV-2 (23.2%), HAstV-3 (3.6%), HAstV-4 (14.3%) and HAstVs -5, -6, -7 and -8 (1.8% each) were detected. In Goiânia and C...