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Reduction in Rotavirus Disease and Sustained Predominance of G2P[4] Rotavirus Strain following Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccine in Recife, Brazil.
Journal of tropical pediatrics - 1 Jun 2015
Montenegro Fernanda Maria Ulisses, Falbo Ana Rodrigues, Germano Eliane Mendes, Correia Nancy Barros, Souza Edvaldo da Silva, Nakagomi Osamu, Nakagomi Toyoko, Cuevas Luis E, Cunliffe Nigel A, Correia Jailson B
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus vaccination was introduced in Brazil in March 2006. We describe the distribution of rotavirus genotypes in children with acute gastroenteritis in a hospital in Recife, Brazil, during pre- and post-vaccination periods. There was a 43.8% reduction in the proportion of diarrhea episodes due to rotavirus. Nevertheless, we observed a sustained predominance of G2P[4] as the main genotype identified in the...
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