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Hospital-Based Surveillance of Rotavirus Diarrhea in the People's Republic of China, August 2003-July 2007.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2009
Duan Zhao-Jun, Liu Na, Yang Su-Hua, Zhang Jing, Sun Li-Wei, Tang Jing-Yu, Jin Yu, Du Zeng-Qing, Xu Jin, Wu Qing-Bin, Tong Zhi-Li, Gong Si-Tang, Qian Yuan, Ma Jian-Min, Liao Xu-Chun, Widdowson Marc-Alain, Jiang Baoming, Fang Zhao-Yin
Abstract excerpt
Rotaviruses cause acute diarrhea worldwide. Previous studies of rotavirus diarrhea in China found that rotavirus infection is the most common cause of severe diarrhea in young children. In the present study, surveillance of rotavirus diarrhea was conducted involving 9549 children aged <5 years who were admitted for treatment of diarrhea at 11 sentinel hospitals in China from August 2003 through July 2007. Group A...
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