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G and P genotypes of rotavirus circulating among children with diarrhea in the Colombian northern coast.
International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology - 1 Jun 2004
Urbina Delfina, Rodríguez Juan G, Arzuza Octavio, Parra Edgar, Young Gregorio, Castro Raimundo, del-Portillo Patricia
Abstract excerpt
A study on the prevalence of rotavirus G and P genotypes was carried out based on 253 stool specimens obtained from children living in the Colombia northern coast region who were less than 3-years-old and who suffered from acute diarrhea. A previous study had detected the presence of rotavirus A in 90 (36.5%) of the 246 samples tested by enzyme immunoassay (EIA), and these strains were investigated in the present...
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