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Molecular epidemiological profile of rotavirus in South Korea, July 2002 through June 2003: emergence of G4P[6] and G9P[8] strains.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2005
Kang Jung Oak, Kilgore Paul, Kim Jung Soo, Nyambat Batmunkh, Kim Jeonguk, Suh Hun Suk, Yoon Yeomin, Jang Sookjin, Chang Chulhun, Choi Sukwoo, Kim Mi-Na, Gentsch Jon, Bresee Joseph, Glass Roger
Abstract excerpt
To determine the distribution of rotavirus strain genotypes in South Korea, rotavirus-positive stool specimens were collected from July 2002 through June 2003 at 8 hospitals in the Korean Rotavirus Strain Surveillance Network, and they were genotyped by means of reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. The globally uncommon G4P[6] type was the most prevalent type identified among strains (27% of strains),...
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