Article
Rotavirus genotype distribution during the pre-vaccine period in Bolivia: 2007-2008.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Sept 2013
Rivera Rosario, Forney Kristen, Castro Maria René, Rebolledo Paulina A, Mamani Nataniel, Patzi Maritza, Halkyer Percy, Leon Juan S, Iñiguez Volga
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Rotavirus is the most important etiology of severe diarrhea in Bolivia. The monovalent attenuated human oral rotavirus vaccine Rotarix(®) was introduced in Bolivia in 2008. We describe the molecular epidemiology of circulating rotavirus strains before vaccine introduction. METHODS: Two thousand one hundred thirty-five diarrheal samples were collected from hospitals in four Bolivian cities during...
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