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Epidemiologia molecular de adenovírus associados à conjuntivite no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, no periodo de 2004 a 2007
Human Bocavirus Infection in Children with Gastroenteritis, Brazil
Human bocavirus (HBoV) was detected in 14 (2%) of 705 fecal specimens from Brazilian children with gastroenteritis. Coinfection with rotavirus, adenovirus, or norovirus was found in 3 (21.4%) HBoV-positive specimens. None of the HBoV-positive patients had respiratory symptoms
Norovirus Detection and Genotyping for Children with Gastroenteritis, Brazil
During 1998–2005, we analyzed stool samples from 289 children in Rio de Janeiro to detect and genotype norovirus strains. Previous tests showed all samples to be negative for rotavirus and adenovirus. Of 42 (14.5%) norovirus-positive specimens, 20 (47.6%) were identified as genogroup GI and 22 (52.3%) as GII