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Detection of unusual rotavirus genotypes G8P[8] and G12P[6] in South Korea.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 2008
Le Van Phan, Kim Ji-Yeon, Cho Sung-Lim, Nam Sun-Woo, Lim Inseok, Lee Hee-Joong, Kim Kijeong, Chung Sang-In, Song Wonkeun, Lee Kyu Man, Rhee Moon-Soo, Lee Jung-Sook, Kim Wonyong
Abstract excerpt
Five hundred four fecal specimens, collected between 2004 and 2006 from young children with acute diarrhea, were screened for rotavirus by ELISA with VP6-specific antibody. Of these samples, 394 (78.2%) were confirmed as group A rotavirus and they underwent G- and P typing using a combination of ELISA, RT-PCR, and sequence analysis methods. The dominant circulating G serotype was G1 (35.6%) followed by G3...
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