Genotyping of rotavirus isolates collected from children less than 5 years of age admitted for diarrhoea at the Yangon Children's Hospital, Myanmar.
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.
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Department of Medical Research (Lower Myanmar), 5 Ziwaka Road, Yangon 11191, Myanmar. parpargyimoe@gmail.com
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Hlaing Myat
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Win Mar
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Khin Mar
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Thin Thin
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Kirkwood
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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