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Rotavirus P[8] Infections in Persons with Secretor and Nonsecretor Phenotypes, Tunisia.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2015
Ayouni Siwar, Sdiri-Loulizi Khira, de Rougemont Alexis, Estienney Marie, Ambert-Balay Katia, Aho Serge, Hamami Sabeur, Aouni Mahjoub, Neji-Guediche Mohamed, Pothier Pierre, Belliot Gaël
Abstract excerpt
To determine whether rotavirus infections are linked to secretor status, we studied samples from children in Tunisia with gastroenteritis. We phenotyped saliva for human blood group antigens and tested feces for rotavirus. Rotavirus was detected in 32/114 patients. Secretor genotyping showed that P[8] rotavirus infected secretors and nonsecretors, and infection correlated with presence of Lewis antigen.
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