Detection and identification of enteroviruses circulating in children with acute gastroenteritis in Pará State, Northern Brazil (2010-2011).
Virol J
; 17(1): 156, 2020 10 16.
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| ID: mdl-33066782
Although acute gastroenteritis (AGE) has been reported as a common infectious disease in children, there is scarce information about enterovirus (EV) circulating associated with AGE cases in Brazil. The purpose of the present study was to identify and characterize the enteroviruses associated with AGE in children in Belém, Brazil. A total of 175 stool samples were obtained from children hospitalized revealing the presence of EV in 26.3% (46/175) of infections. EV type was identified in 78.3% (36/46) and EV-B species (61.1%; 22/36) was the most prevalent EV-detected followed by EV-C (25%; 9/36) and EV-A (13.9%; 5/36). This study has provided important information about the enterovirus circulation in Pará state, Northern Brazil.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Enterovirus
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Infecções por Enterovirus
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Gastroenterite
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Virol J
Assunto da revista:
VIROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido