Article
Serotype variation of human group A rotaviruses in two regions of the USA.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 1990
Matson D O, Estes M K, Burns J W, Greenberg H B, Taniguchi K, Urasawa S
Abstract excerpt
The first longitudinal study of group A rotavirus serotype distribution in the USA is reported. ELISAs incorporating neutralizing monoclonal antibodies specific for the VP7 protein of serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4 were used to determine the antigenic variation of group A rotaviruses in two collections of stool specimens. Stool samples were collected from children hospitalized during 1979-1989 at Texas Children's...
Topics
- Age Factors
- Antigenic Variation
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Diarrhea
- Disease Outbreaks
- Feces
- Gastroenteritis
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Longitudinal Studies
