Rotavirus genotypes among hospitalized children in Egypt, 2000-2002.
Rotavirus type surveillance is essential to assess the success of rotavirus vaccines. Rotavirus strains collected in 2000-2002 during hospital-based surveillance for diarrhea in Egyptian children were genotyped. Of the 259 (25.2%) rotavirus-positive specimens, 82.4% were common strains (G1p[8], G2p[4], G4p[8]), and the emergent G9 type was detected in 5.3% of samples.
Matson
David O
DO
Center for Pediatric Research, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Abdel-Messih
Ibrahim A
IA
Schlett
Carey D
CD
Bok
Karin
K
Wienkopff
Tiffany
T
Wierzba
Thomas F
TF
Sanders
John W
JW
Frenck
Robert W
RW
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005838:Genotype; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*