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Molecular epidemiology of G9 rotavirus strains in children with diarrhoea hospitalized in Mainland China from January 2006 to December 2007.
Vaccine - 20 Nov 2009
Li Dan-di, Liu Na, Yu Jie-mei, Zhang Qing, Cui Shu-xian, Zhang Dong-liang, Yang Su-Hua, Cao Da-jiang, Xu Zi-qian, Duan Zhao-jun
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus was detected in 52% of 2328 stool specimens collected from children with acute gastroenteritis admitted to three sentinel hospitals in Mainland China from January 2006 to December 2007. G3P[8] (42%) was the most common strain. Despite being common globally, only 18 (2%) G9-positive samples were identified. The VP7, VP4, VP6, and NSP4 genes were sequences for 13 of the G9 strains with G9P[8] being most...
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