Rotavirus genotypes P[4]G9, P[6]G9, and P[8]G9 in hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Authors
Araujo, IT Ferreira, MSR Fialho, AM Assis, RM Cruz, CM Rocha, M Leite, JPG
Citation
It. Araujo et al., Rotavirus genotypes P[4]G9, P[6]G9, and P[8]G9 in hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, J CLIN MICR, 39(5), 2001, pp. 1999-2001
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1999 - 2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200105)39:5<1999:RGPPAP>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Fifty-three rotavirus-positive fecal specimens from children with diarrhea admitted to a Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, children's hospital between January 1 997 and December 1998 were characterized for P and G types by using reverse transcription-PCR. Genotype P[4] G2 accounted for 21% Of isolates, while u ncommon genotypes P[8]G9, P[6]G9, and P[4]G9 accounted for 13% of the isola tes.