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Letter to the Editor

Rotavirus: the guard dies, but it does not surrender

A. TilmanneDivision of Infection Prevention and Control, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Brussels, Belgium;Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, CHU Sainte Justine, Montreal, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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P. LepageDivision of Infection Prevention and Control, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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O. VandenbergInnovation and Business Development Unit, Laboratoire Hospitalier Universitaire de Bruxelles – Universitair Laboratorium Brussel (LHUB-ULB), Pole Hospitalier Universitaire de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium;Centre for Environmental Health and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium;National Reference Centre for Campylobacter, CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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D. MartinyNational Reference Centre for Campylobacter, CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium;Department of Microbiology, Laboratoire Hospitalier Universitaire de Bruxelles – Universitair Laboratorium Brussel (LHUB-ULB), Brussels, Belgium;Faculté de Médecine et Pharmacie, Université de Mons, Mons, BelgiumView further author information
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M. HallinDepartment of Microbiology, Laboratoire Hospitalier Universitaire de Bruxelles – Universitair Laboratorium Brussel (LHUB-ULB), Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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C. QuachDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, CHU Sainte Justine, Montreal, Canada;Department of Microbiology, Infectious Disease and Immunology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, CanadaView further author information
Pages 67-70 | Received 24 Jul 2018, Accepted 01 Aug 2018, Published online: 29 Oct 2018

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