Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 60-64 , January 2010

Viral load and genotypes of noroviruses in symptomatic and asymptomatic children in Southeastern Brazil

  • Débora Maria Pires Gonçalves Barreira

      Affiliations

    • Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas, Health Science Center, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos 1468, 29043-900 Maruipe, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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  • Mônica Simões Rocha Ferreira

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Av. Brasil 4365, 21040-360 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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  • Túlio Machado Fumian

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Av. Brasil 4365, 21040-360 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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  • Rita Checon

      Affiliations

    • Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas, Health Science Center, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos 1468, 29043-900 Maruipe, Vitória, ES, Brazil
    • Pediatric Department, Health Science Center, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos 1468, 29043-900 Maruipe, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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  • Ana Daniela Izoton de Sadovsky

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Department, Health Science Center, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos 1468, 29043-900 Maruipe, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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  • José Paulo Gagliardi Leite

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Av. Brasil 4365, 21040-360 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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  • Marize Pereira Miagostovich

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Av. Brasil 4365, 21040-360 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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  • Liliana Cruz Spano

      Affiliations

    • Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas, Health Science Center, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos 1468, 29043-900 Maruipe, Vitória, ES, Brazil
    • Pathology Department, Health Science Center, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos 1468, 29043-900 Maruipe, Vitória, ES, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Lab. Gastroenterite Infecciosa, Depto Patologia, Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas, CCS, Universidade Federal Espírito Santo, Av Marechal Campos 1468, 29043-900 Maruípe, Vitória, ES, Brazil. Tel.: +55 27 33357297; fax: +55 27 21227210.

Received 17 April 2009 ,Revised 30 October 2009 ,Accepted 11 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.11.012

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 60-64 , January 2010

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