ROTAVIRUS SEROTYPES CAUSING SEVERE ACUTE DIARRHEA IN YOUNG-CHILDREN IN 6 AUSTRALIAN CITIES, 1989 TO 1992

Authors
MASENDYCZ PJ UNICOMB LE KIRKWOOD CD BISHOP RF
Citation
Pj. Masendycz et al., ROTAVIRUS SEROTYPES CAUSING SEVERE ACUTE DIARRHEA IN YOUNG-CHILDREN IN 6 AUSTRALIAN CITIES, 1989 TO 1992, Journal of clinical microbiology, 32(9), 1994, pp. 2315-2317
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
32
Issue
9
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2315 - 2317
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1994)32:9<2315:RSCSAD>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Rotavirus VP7 serotypes were identified in stools from 72.9% (1,302/1, 784) of hospitalized Australian children in six cities (1989 to 1992) and comprised 1,088 (83.6%) serotype G1 isolates, 84 (6.4%) serotype G 2 isolates, 64 (4.9%) serotype G3 isolates, 49 (3.8%) serotype G4 isol ates, and 17 (1.3%) isolates of mixed serotypes. The most densely popu lated cities yielded the greatest diversity of serotypes.