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Group A rotavirus-associated diarrhea in children seeking treatment in Indonesia.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Dec 2007
Putnam Shannon D, Sedyaningsih Endang R, Listiyaningsih Erlin, Pulungsih Sri Pandam, Komalarini, Soenarto Yati, Salim Octavianus Ch, Subekti Decy, Riddle Mark S, Burgess Timothy H, Blair Patrick J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Globally, group A rotavirus causes significant morbidity and mortality among children. Limited data exist on the epidemiology of rotavirus disease among Indonesian children. OBJECTIVES: We describe the epidemiology of rotavirus-associated diarrhea among Indonesian children <6 years of age, including clinical symptoms and genotypes. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a hospital-based, case series study at four...
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