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Predominance of rotavirus G9 genotype in children hospitalized for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Belgium during 1999-2003.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 May 2005
Rahman Mustafizur, Matthijnssens Jelle, Goegebuer Truus, De Leener Karolien, Vanderwegen Lieve, van der Donck Ingrid, Van Hoovels Lieve, De Vos Sofie, Azim Tasnim, Van Ranst Marc
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Group A rotavirus genotypes G1, G2, G3 and G4 are the main etiological agents of infantile diarrhea. The G9 rotavirus has recently emerged as a fifth important genotype all over the world. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the VP7 gene of group A rotaviruses from gastroenteritis patients admitted to the Gasthuisberg University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium, during 1999-2003. STUDY DESIGN: Rotavirus antigen was...
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