G and P genotyping of rotavirus strains circulating in france over a three-year period: detection of G9 and P[6] strains at low frequencies. The AZAY Group.
Rotavirus G and P types from 716 children with acute diarrhea in Dijon from 1995 to 1998 and throughout France during the winter of 1997-1998 were analyzed by reverse transcription-PCR. P[8],G1 predominated, followed by P[8],G4, which emerged during the last winter. G9 and P[6] strains were detected at low frequencies.
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Laboratoire de Virologie, and Microbiologie Médicale et Moléculaire, Facultés de Médecine et Pharmacie, 21034 Dijon, France.
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D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*