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Predominant prevalence of human rotaviruses with the G1P[8] and G8P[8] genotypes with a short RNA profile in 2013 and 2014 in Sukhothai and Phetchaboon provinces, Thailand.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2017
Guntapong Ratigorn, Tacharoenmuang Ratana, Singchai Phakapun, Upachai Sompong, Sutthiwarakom Karun, Komoto Satoshi, Tsuji Takao, Tharmaphornpilas Piyanit, Yoshikawa Tetsushi, Sangkitporn Somchai, Taniguchi Koki
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Of 2,754 stool specimens collected from children with acute gastroenteritis during 2013-2014 in Sukhothai and Phetchaboon provinces, Thailand, 666 (24.2%) were positive for rotavirus A (RVA) in polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). The G and P types of all RVA-positive specimens were determined by semi-nested RT-PCR. G1P[8] (56.5%) was most prevalent, followed by G2P[4] (22.1%). Unusual G8P[8] human RVAs...
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