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| Teixeira,J.M.S.; Camara,G.N.N.L.; Pimentel,P.F.V.; Ferreira,M.N.R.; Ferreira,M.S.R.; Alfieri,A.A.; Gentsch,J.R.; Leite,J.P.G.. |
| Group C rotaviruses are fastidious in their in vitro cell culture requirements. Recent serosurveys indicate that antibody to group C rotavirus is present in 3-45% of the human population in certain geographic locations, suggesting that rotavirus group C infection is more prevalent than previously believed and that the low rate of detection of these agents is probably due to the lack of sensitive diagnostic assays. From March to December 1994, 406 fecal specimens were collected from children under five years of age who were outpatients at the emergency services of nine public hospitals in Brasília, Federal District, Brazil. In addition to the samples from children, one public outpatient unit requested virological investigation of a stool sample from an... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Group C rotavirus; Diarrhea; HIV; RT-PCR; Probe hybridization. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998001100005 |
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