Prevalence of G2P[4] and G12P[6] Rotavirus, Bangladesh

Prevalence of G2P[4] and G12P[6] Rotavirus, Bangladesh

Approximately 20,000 stool specimens from patients with diarrhea visiting an urban and a rural hospital in Bangladesh during January 2001–May 2006 were tested for group A rotavirus antigen, and 4,712 (24.0%) were positive. G and P genotyping was performed on a subset of 10% of the positive samples (...

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Main Authors: Mustafizur Rahman, Rasheda Sultana, Giasuddin Ahmed, Sharifun Nahar, Zahid M. Hassan, Farjana Saiada, Goutam Podder, Abu S. G. Faruque, A. K. Siddique, David A. Sack, Jelle Matthijnssens, Marc Van Ranst, Tasnim Azim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Group A rotavirus
diarrhea
genotype
G12P[6]
G2P[4]
Bangladesh
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/1/06-0910_article

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