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Detection and characterization of novel rotavirus strains in the United States.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 1998
Ramachandran M, Gentsch J R, Parashar U D, Jin S, Woods P A, Holmes J L, Kirkwood C D, Bishop R F, Greenberg H B, Urasawa S, Gerna G, Coulson B S, Taniguchi K, Bresee J S, Glass R I
Abstract excerpt
We recently established a rotavirus strain surveillance system in the United States to monitor the prevalent G serotypes before and after the anticipated implementation of a vaccination program against rotavirus and to identify the emergence of uncommon strains. In this study, we examined 348 rotavirus strains obtained in 1996 to 1997 from children with diarrhea in 10 U.S. cities. Strains were characterized for P...
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