Serotyping of group A rotaviruses in Egyptian neonates and infants less than 1 year old with acute diarrhea.
Group A human rotavirus G serotypes were detected in stool specimens from neonates and infants with and without acute diarrhea in Cairo by using monoclonal antibodies in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Serotypes G1 and G4 predominated in all age groups. Mixed (G1 plus G4) and nontypeable specimens represented 16.1 and 38.7% of the total number serotyped, respectively.
Radwan
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Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Cairo University, and Ministry of Health, Egypt.
Gabr
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El-Maraghi
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El-Saifi
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D000367:Age Factors; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000821:virology; D004534:Egypt; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D012621:Seasons; D012703:Serotyping
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal