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Molecular epidemiology of Rotavirus A, causing acute gastroenteritis hospitalizations among children in Nha Trang, Vietnam, 2007-2008: Identification of rare G9P[19] and G10P[14] strains.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2017
Do Loan Phuong, Kaneko Miho, Nakagomi Toyoko, Gauchan Punita, Agbemabiese Chantal Ama, Dang Anh Duc, Nakagomi Osamu
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus A (RVA) causes acute diarrhea in children as well as animals. As part of a cross-sectional study of children less than 5 years of age hospitalized for acute diarrhea in Vietnam during a 15-month period (2007-2008), 322 (43.5%) of 741 fecal specimens contained RVA with 92% either G1P[8] or G3P[8]. This study was undertaken to further characterize strains that remained untypeable to complete the G and P...
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