High circulation of non-polio enteroviruses among hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis in Belém, Pará State, Northern Brazil

Enteroviruses are transmitted by fecal-oral and respiratory routes and can be associated with sporadic cases and outbreaks of gastroenteritis. A causative agent in approximately 40% of diarrheal cases still remains undiagnosed. Non-polio enteroviruses were detected in 46 (26%) of 176 diarrhea stool...

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Authors: Mota, Bruna Daniele Lisboa, Monteiro, Jacqueline Cortinhas, Freitas, Felipe Bonfim, Alves, Antônia dos Santos, Silveira, Edna da, Primo, Euda Galiza, Cunha, Clareana Costa Campelo, Wanzeller, Ana Lúcia Monteiro, Linhares, Alexandre da Costa, Tavares, Fernando Neto
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2018
Country:Brasil
Institution:Instituto Evandro Chagas (IEC)
Repository:Revista Pan-Amazônica de Saúde (RPAS)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:revista.iec.gov.br:article/143
Online Access:https://ojs.iec.gov.br/rpas/article/view/143
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Non-polio Enteroviruses
Gastroenteritis
Detection
Enterovírus Não Pólio
Gastroenterite
Detecção
Enterovirus No Pólio
Detección
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Summary:Enteroviruses are transmitted by fecal-oral and respiratory routes and can be associated with sporadic cases and outbreaks of gastroenteritis. A causative agent in approximately 40% of diarrheal cases still remains undiagnosed. Non-polio enteroviruses were detected in 46 (26%) of 176 diarrhea stool specimens by both real-time RT-PCR (rRT-PCR) and semi-nested RT-PCR assays. This study presents a high circulation of enteroviruses in children with acute gastroenteritis in the City of Belém, Pará State, Brazil.

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