A total of 921 fecal specimens collected from 44 infants in a day care center in Tokyo, Japan during June 1999 to July 2000 were tested for the presence of sapovirus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Of 88 fecal specimens from infants with acute gastroenteritis, 2.3% (2) w
Existence of multiple outbreaks of viral gastroenteritis among infants in a day care center in Japan
β Scribed by S. Akihara; T. G. Phan; T. A. Nguyen; G. Hansman; S. Okitsu; H. Ushijima
- Book ID
- 106210437
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 492 KB
- Volume
- 150
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-8798
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