Article
Genotypes of rotavirus associated with acute gastroenteritis in Seoul, Korea.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Sept 2011
Park Sanghun, Oh Seah, Lee Jibho, Park Gunyong, Choi Sungmin, Chae Youngzoo, Kim Hyunsoo
Abstract excerpt
Acute viral gastroenteritis is one of the most common infectious diseases in infants and young children. Rotavirus is mainly important in childhood. The present study determined the detection rate, seasonality and G and P genotypes of rotaviruses in children hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis in Seoul, Korea in 2009. A total of 1,423 stool specimens were screened by ELISA for the presence of rotavirus...
Topics
- Antigens, Viral
- Child, Preschool
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Feces
- Female
- Gastroenteritis
- Genotype
- Hospitalization
- Humans
- Incidence
- Infant
- Korea
