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Genotyping of rotaviruses detected in children admitted to hospital from Faisalabad Region, Pakistan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2012
Iftikhar Tayyba, Butt Asghar, Nawaz Khurram, Sarwar Yasra, Ali Aamir, Mustafa Tanveer, Haque Abdul
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus infection is very common in developing countries and occurs at least once in children under the age of 5 years. The rate of detection of rotavirus infection in various age groups (0-5 years) in patients with gastroenteritis admitted to hospital from the Faisalabad region, Pakistan is reported. Out of 300 fecal samples, 189 (57.3%) were positive for rotavirus by immunoassay. Patients aged 7-12 months...
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