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Changing pattern of human group A rotaviruses: emergence of G12 as an important pathogen among children in eastern India.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jul 2006
Samajdar S, Varghese V, Barman P, Ghosh S, Mitra U, Dutta P, Bhattacharya S K, Narasimham M V, Panda P, Krishnan T, Kobayashi N, Naik T N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Rotavirus genotypes, G1-G4 and G9 are associated with childhood diarrhoea throughout the world. In our previous study, we detected G1, G2, G4 and three G12 strains from Kolkata, India. OBJECTIVES: To study the prevalence of G- and P-genotypes of rotaviruses associated with dehydrating diarrhoea in children admitted to two leading hospitals in eastern India. STUDY DESIGN: An active surveillance was...
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