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Adenovirus, calicivirus and astrovirus detection in fecal samples of hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis from Campo Grande, MS, Brazil Andreasi, Marcia Sueli Assis; Cardoso, Divina das Dores de Paula; Fernandes, Sonia Maria; Tozetti, Ines Aparecida; Borges, Ana Maria Tavares; Fiaccadori, Fabíola Souza; Santos, Rodrigo Alessandro Tôgo & Souza, Menira Abstract We analyzed fecal samples from hospitalized children up to three years of age with acute gastroenteritis at Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, from May 2000-January 2004. Astrovirus and calicivirus were detected by Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction and adenovirus was detected using the Rotavirus and Adenovirus combined immunoenzyme assay. Astrovirus, adenovirus and calicivirus were detected at rates of 3.1%, 3.6% and 7.6%, respectively. These results re-emphasize the need for the establishment of regional vigilance systems to evaluate the impact of enteric viruses on viral gastroenteritis. Keywords calicivirus - adenovirus - astrovirus - gastroenteritis

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