title: Increased prevalence of G1P[4] genotype among children with rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis in metropolitan Detroit.
abstract: The G and P genotypes of rotavirus stool isolates from 100 children were determined by reverse transcription-PCR and nucleotide sequencing. G1P[4] was the most prevalent genotype(41%), followed by G1P[8] (16%) and G4P[4] (14%). The G genoypes detected were G1 (73%), G4 (17.4%), G9 (6.3%), and G2 (2.8%). The P genotypes were P[4] (71%) and P[8] (29%). Coinfection with more than one G genotype occurred in 12 patients, and coinfection with more than one P genotype occurred in 11 patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. nabdel@dmc.org
authors.forename: Nahed M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Abdel-Haq
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Basim I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Asmar
authors.forename: Viera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zacharova
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Lyman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology