Detection of rotavirus types G8 and G10 among Brazilian children with diarrhea.
Characterization of 49 rotavirus-positive stool specimens from children with diarrhea in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1996 and 1997 revealed a great diversity of rotavirus G types. Conventional types G1 and G3 accounted for 27 and 12% of the infections, respectively, whereas 60% of the infections were caused by unconventional types G5 (25%), G10 (16%), and G8 (4%) and mixed G types (16%).
Departamento de Virologia, Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-590, Brazil. IMVINOS@MICRO.UFRJ.BR
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D001938:Brazil; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000821:virology*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012703:Serotyping