Article
Diversity of group A human rotavirus types circulating over a 4-year period in Madrid, Spain.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2004
Sánchez-Fauquier Alicia, Wilhelmi Isabel, Colomina Javier, Cubero Eusebio, Roman Enriqueta
Abstract excerpt
The incidence and distribution of human rotavirus G types among children under 5 years old with acute gastroenteritis were determined over a 4-year period (1998 to 2002) by using monoclonal antibodies and reverse transcription-PCR methods. Rotavirus was detected in 1,155 (31%) of 3,760 specimens tested. Rotavirus was studied in every month of the 48-month survey period. Rotavirus activity occurred mainly (51%) in...
Topics
- Age Distribution
- Child, Preschool
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Feces
- Female
- Gastroenteritis
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Incidence
- Infant
- Male
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Rotavirus
- Rotavirus Infections
- Seasons
- Serotyping
- Spain