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Epidemiological Patterns of Rotaviruses Causing Severe Gastroenteritis in Young Children throughout Australia from 1993 to 1996
1 Mar 2001
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus strains that caused severe diarrhea in 4,634 (2,533 male) children aged less than 5 years and admitted to major hospitals in eight centers throughout Australia from 1993 to 1996 were subject to antigenic and genetic analyses. The G serotypes of rotaviruses were identified in 81.9% (3,793 of 4,634) children. They included 67.8% (from 3,143 children) serotype G1 isolates (containing 46 electropherotypes),...
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