title: Rotavirus genotypes P[4]G9, P[6]G9, and P[8]G9 in hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
abstract: Fifty-three rotavirus-positive fecal specimens from children with diarrhea admitted to a Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, children's hospital between January 1997 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 uncommon genotypes P[8]G9, P[6]G9, and P[4]G9 accounted for 13% of the isolates.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Virologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Av. Brazil, 4365, 21045-900, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: I T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fialho
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Assis
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Leite
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D001938:Brazil; D002213:Capsid / Q000235:genetics; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000821:virology*; D005814:Genes, Viral; D005838:Genotype; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000821:virology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D036022:Capsid Proteins; C050779:VP7 protein, Rotavirus