Article
Emergence of G9 as a predominant genotype of human rotaviruses in Cuba.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2011
Ribas María de los Angeles, Nagashima Shigeo, Calzado Annely, Acosta Gretel, Tejero Yahisel, Cordero Yanislet, Piedra Daynelid, Kobayashi Nobumichi
Abstract excerpt
To study human rotaviruses in Cuban children up to 5 years old with acute diarrhea, a total of 64 faecal samples from two pediatric hospitals between 2006 and 2008 were analyzed. Thirty-nine samples (60.9%) were found positive for rotaviruses by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), while four (6.2%) exhibited discordant results (ELISA positives/PAGE negatives)....
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