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Rotavirus infection and its genetic characterization in non-hospitalized adults with acute gastroenteritis in Shanghai, China.
Archives of virology - 1 Aug 2013
Shen Zhen, Wang Gang, Zhang Wanju, Qian Fangxing, Li Yang, Zhang Min, Gu Shimin, Wang Moying, Lin Feng, Hu Yunwen, Yuan Zhenghong, Zhang Jun
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus is a major cause of acute gastroenteritis in infants and young children, while its role as a pathogen in adults has long been underappreciated. In order to describe the epidemiological patterns and genetic characteristics of rotavirus causing sporadic acute gastroenteritis in adults, hospital-based surveillance of rotavirus infections was conducted in Shanghai, China, between June 2010 and May 2011....
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