Article
Group A rotavirus prevalence and genotypes among adult outpatients with diarrhea in Beijing, China, 2011-2018.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2021
Tian Yi, Gao Zhiyong, Li Weihong, Liu Baiwei, Chen Yanwei, Jia Lei, Yan Hanqiu, Wang Quanyi
Abstract excerpt
Group A rotavirus (RVA) is one of the most common causes of severe diarrhea in children worldwide. However, RVA is also an important pathogen causing adult diarrhea, with higher infection rates in older patients. To provide evidence for rotavirus epidemic control and to inform vaccine development, we analyzed the molecular epidemiology of RVA among adult outpatients with diarrhea in Beijing from 2011 to 2018....
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Antigens, Viral
- Beijing
- Diarrhea
- Feces
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Logistic Models
- Male
