title: Shifts of rotavirus g and p types in Nicaragua--2001-2003.
abstract: The present study reports the diversity of rotavirus strains circulating in León, Nicaragua during three years. There was a shift of G and P genotypes with increment of one specific genotype during the second most important peak of diarrhea occurring in the beginning of every year.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of León, León, Nicaragua.
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Espinoza
authors.forename: Filemon
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bucardo
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paniagua
authors.forename: Lennart
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Svensson
authors.forename: Hans O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Hallander
authors.forename: Kåre
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bondeson
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D009527:Nicaragua / Q000453:epidemiology; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D015995:Prevalence; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral