Norwalk-like viruses (NLVs) were detected using a nested reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with primers directed to the RNA polymerase region. Samples were examined from 11 separate outbreaks of gastroenteritis and five sporadic cases of childhood gastroenteritis between 1997
Norwalk–like virus as a cause of a gastroenteritis outbreak in a childcare centre
✍ Scribed by Mark J Ferson; Kelly–Anne Ressler; Christopher J Mclver; Monica Isaacs; William D Rawlinson
- Book ID
- 110969674
- Publisher
- Public Health Association of Australia
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 248 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1326-0200
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