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Human rotavirus genotypes in hospitalized children, South Korea, April 2005 to March 2007.
Vaccine - 20 Nov 2009
Lee S Y, Hong S K, Lee S G, Suh C I, Park S W, Lee J H, Kim J H, Kim D S, Kim H M, Jang Y T, Ma S H, Kim S Y, Sohn Y S, Kang J H, Paik S Y
Abstract excerpt
Availability of new rotavirus vaccines highlights the need to maintain and enhance rotavirus strain surveillance. We collected stool samples from children with gastroenteritis admitted to eight hospitals in South Korea from April 2005 to March 2007. Of the 6057 samples collected, 1337 (22%) were positive for rotavirus by one of several antigen detection assays. G and P genotypes were identified for 1299 (97%) of...
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