Title |
The circulation of human astrovirus genotypes in the Central West Region of Brazil
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Published in |
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, August 2009
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DOI | 10.1590/s0074-02762009000400021 |
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Authors |
Paula Andreia Silva, Rodrigo Alessandro Tôgo Santos, Paulo Sérgio Sucasas Costa, José Marcus Sócrates Teixeira, Loreny Gimenes Giugliano, Márcia Sueli Assis Andreasi, José Paulo Gagliardi Leite, Ecakart Schreier, Divina das Dôres de Paula Cardoso |
Abstract |
Out of 1,588 faecal samples of children taken from three locations of the Central West Region of Brazil, 57 were positive for astroviruses (HAstVs) using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). They were genotyped by nested RT-PCR and/or genomic sequencing. HAstV-1 (42.8%), HAstV-2 (23.2%), HAstV-3 (3.6%), HAstV-4 (14.3%) and HAstVs -5, -6, -7 and -8 (1.8% each) were detected. In Goiânia and Campo Grande, HAstV-1 was the most frequently detected genotype while in Brasília (DF) it was HAstV-2. Shifts in the circulation of astrovirus genotypes were observed in DF and Campo Grande. All samples collected by rectal swabs were viral negative. The astrovirus genotypes were detected in all age groups and there was no correlation between genotype and age group. |
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