title: G2 strain of rotavirus among infants and children, Bangladesh.
abstract: To determine G and P genotypes, we performed nested PCR on 307 rotavirus specimens collected in Dhaka, Bangladesh, during 2004-2005. G2 (43.3%) was detected at the highest frequency, followed by G4 (19.5%), G9 (13.7%), G1 (12.7%), and G3 (2.6%). P[8] was the most predominant genotype (53.2%), followed by P[4] (42.9%).
authors.affiliation: The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shuvra Kanti
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.forename: Majibur
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Rafiqul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizuguchi
authors.forename: Shoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okitsu
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ushijima
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA