title: Genotyping of rotavirus isolates collected from children less than 5 years of age admitted for diarrhoea at the Yangon Children's Hospital, Myanmar.
abstract: Rotavirus positive stool specimens collected from children less than 5-year-old admitted to Yangon Children's Hospital for diarrhoea were analysed for their G and P genotypes. In 2004, rotavirus was detected in 57% of 1004 samples tested with G3 and P[8] being the most common genotypes identified. Corresponding figures in 2005, were 55% of 1175 samples positive for rotavirus with G3 and P[4] genotypes being most common. The most common G and P combinations were G3P[8] and G1P[8], with some unusual combinations (G1P[4], G1P[6] and G3P[4]) also being identified. In Myanmar, ongoing rotavirus surveillance to understand the distribution of G and P genotypes will be important for monitoring the impact of rotavirus vaccines following their introduction into the infant immunization schedule.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Research (Lower Myanmar), 5 Ziwaka Road, Yangon 11191, Myanmar. parpargyimoe@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kyaw
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moe
authors.forename: Hlaing Myat
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Thu
authors.forename: Win Mar
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Oo
authors.forename: Khin Mar
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Aye
authors.forename: Thin Thin
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Shwe
authors.forename: Win
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mar
authors.forename: Carl D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Kirkwood
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D005838:Genotype; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D002052:Myanmar / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012621:Seasons