Demonstrates a high circulation of non-polio enteroviruses among children hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis in Northern Brazil.
Enterovirus detection may warrant consideration in unexplained pediatric gastroenteritis; leaves open causal burden and intervention needs.
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 Belm, Par State, Brazil.
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