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Multicenter, hospital-based surveillance of rotavirus disease and strains among indian children aged <5 years.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2009
Kang Gagandeep, Arora Rashmi, Chitambar Shobha D, Deshpande Jagdish, Gupte M D, Kulkarni Madhuri, Naik Trilok N, Mukherji Dipali, Venkatasubramaniam S, Gentsch Jon R, Glass Roger I, Parashar Umesh D
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BACKGROUND: Current, nationally representative data on rotavirus disease burden and rotavirus strains in India are needed to understand the potential health benefits of rotavirus vaccination. METHODS: The Indian Rotavirus Strain Surveillance Network was established with 4 laboratories and 10 hospitals in 7 different regions of India. At each hospital, children aged <5 years who presented with acute...
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