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Phylogenetic analysis of rotaviruses with genotypes G1, G2, G9 and G12 in Bangladesh: evidence for a close relationship between rotaviruses from children and adults.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 2008
Paul Shyamal Kumar, Kobayashi Nobumichi, Nagashima Shigeo, Ishino Masaho, Watanabe Shojiro, Alam Mohammed Mahbub, Ahmed Muzahed Uddin, Hossain Mohammad Akram, Naik Trailokya Nath
Abstract excerpt
To clarify the phylogenetic relatedness of rotaviruses causing gastroenteritis in children and adults, an epidemiologic investigation was conducted in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, during the period between July 2004 and June 2006. A total of 2,540 stool specimens from diarrheal patients from three hospitals were analyzed. Overall, rotavirus-positive rates in children and adults were 26.4 and 10.1%, respectively. Among...
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