Rotavirus is the main cause of acute diarrhea in infants and young children worldwide. In Paraguay, acute diarrhea ranks fourth among the causes of mortality in children under 4 years of age. Rotavirus was detected in 93 out of 410 patients admitted to three main hospitals in Asunción, Paraguay from
Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of theVP4gene of human rotaviruses isolated in Paraguay
✍ Scribed by E. E. Espínola; A. Amarilla; J. Arbiza; G. I. Parra
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 281 KB
- Volume
- 153
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-8798
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