Shifts of rotavirus g and p types in Nicaragua--2001-2003.
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.
Espinoza
Felix
F
Department of Microbiology, University of León, León, Nicaragua.
Bucardo
Filemon
F
Paniagua
Margarita
M
Svensson
Lennart
L
Hallander
Hans O
HO
Bondeson
Kåre
K
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
D012367:RNA, Viral