title: High incidence of G9P181 rotavirus infections in Italian children during the winter season 1999-2000.
abstract: We report a significant high incidence of infection with G9P[8] rotavirus in Italian children during the winter epidemic season 1999-2000. The study was carried out on 439 children < 4 years hospitalized with acute diarrhea in Palermo. G9P[8] strains constituted 19% of all rotavirus identified and were not associated with more severe forms of gastroenteritis.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Igiene e Microbiologia, Università degli studi di Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arista
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vizzi
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Migliore
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Di Rosa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cascio
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D022243:Rotavirus Vaccines; D012621:Seasons; D012703:Serotyping; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D022243:Rotavirus Vaccines