Rotavirus diarrhea severity is related to the VP4 type in Mexican children.

doi:10.1128/JCM.41.7.3158-3162.2003

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Rotavirus diarrhea severity is related to the VP4 type in Mexican children.

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2003

Mota-Hernández Felipe, Calva Juan José, Gutiérrez-Camacho Claudia, Villa-Contreras Sofía, Arias Carlos F, Padilla-Noriega Luis, Guiscafré-Gallardo Héctor, de Lourdes Guerrero María, López Susana, Muñoz Onofre, Contreras Juan F, Cedillo Roberto, Herrera Ismael, Puerto Fernando I

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This report is of a community-based case control study to assess whether the severity of acute diarrhea by rotavirus (RV) in young children is associated with a particular VP7 (G) or VP4 (P) RV serotype. Five hundred twenty children younger than 2 years of age with diarrhea lasting less than 3 days were age and gender matched with 520 children with no diarrhea. The G and P serotypes were determined with specific...

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Antigens, Viral
Capsid Proteins
Case-Control Studies
Child, Preschool
Diarrhea
Female
Genotype
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Mexico
Rotavirus

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PMID: 12843057
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3158-3162.2003
PMCID: PMC165316

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