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Distribution of human rotavirus G and P genotypes in a hospital setting from Northern India.
The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health - 1 Sept 2010
Chakravarti Anita, Chauhan Mayank Singh, Sharma Anju, Verma Vikas
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus gastroenteritis is a major cause of severe dehydrating diarrhea in children worldwide. Rotavirus G and P genotyping is essential for epidemiological surveillance and for better formulation of candidate rotavirus vaccines. Out of 862 diarrheal stool samples collected from hospitalized children aged < 2 years during February 2005 - March 2007, 318 (36.9%) were positive for rotavirus by ELISA. G and P...
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