Rotavirus infection among infants with diarrhea in Pakistan.
Rotavirus was examined in 818 diarrheal stool samples collected in Karachi, Pakistan, from 1990 to 1997. Rotavirus was detected in 112 samples (13.7%). The predominant serotypes were G1 and G4 and G3 was not detected. The predominant type changed between years. Rotavirus was found in all seasons and most infections were found in children aged less than 2 years.
Nishio
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Department of Microbiology, National Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan. nishio@iph.go.jp
Matsui
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K
Oka
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T
Ushijima
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H
Mubina
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Dure-Samin
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Isomura
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D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D012621:Seasons; D012703:Serotyping