G-serotypes of group A rotaviruses in Pilsen region (Czechia).
A total of 260 feces samples from children with confirmed rotavirus infection collected during 1999-2002 were serotyped, using enzymoimmunoassay with VP7 specific monoclonal antibodies for G1-G4 serotypes. The serotypes were identified in 185 feces, i.e. 71.2 %. Individual serotypes occurred in 43, 2, 16 and 2 %; 8 % samples reacted with 2 type-specific monoclonal antibodies. The G1 serotype was prevalent over the whole period. The G3 type occurred with a statistically higher significance in children of up to 36 months (chi2 = 4.6, p = 0.028). In 4 children a different serotype was demonstrated in the first and second, or in the second and third stools, respectively. No dominant serotype was found in children with nosocomial infection.
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Institute of Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, Charles University, 305 99 Pilsen, Czechia. pazdiora@fnplzen.cz
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D004403:Dysentery / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D012703:Serotyping / Q000379:methods