title: [Dengue virus serotypes in children of Manaus, State of Amazonas, 2008].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dengue is an arbovirus that continues to cause serious public health problems in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the planet.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study, blood samples from children were investigated by RT-PCR, aimed at identifying dengue virus serotypes in Manaus, AM, in 2008 in this infant population.
  
  
  RESULTS
  DENV-3 was the only serotype identified.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study, 83% of children examined were negative for dengue by RT-PCR, suggesting the occurrence of other febrile illnesses that need to be determined.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Virologia Tropical, Coordenação de Pesquisas em Ciências da Saúde, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, AM. crvcosta@inpa.gov.br
authors.forename: Cristóvão Alves da
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Grecilane Palheta
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Façanha
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral