title: Rotavirus genotypes in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and the Dominican Republic.
abstract: In this study, 574 stool samples from children with gastroenteritis were obtained from different hospitals in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic during 2005-2006. Diarrhea stool samples were analyzed for rotavirus (RV) by ELISA and typed by the RT-PCR-based method. Unusual strains were detected: G1P6, G2P8, G3P6, G9P4, and mixed infections. Recent studies have indicated that unusual human RV strains are emerging as global strains, which has important implications for effective vaccine development. In this context, the next generation of RV vaccines will need to provide adequate protection against diseases caused not only by mixed infections, but also by unusual G/P combinations.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas, INDICASAT, Clayton, Panama.
authors.forename: Lurys
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bourdett-Stanziola
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ortega-Barria
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Espinoza
authors.forename: Filemon
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bucardo
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jimenez
authors.forename: Annabelle
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrera
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D003364:Costa Rica / Q000453:epidemiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000821:virology*; D004293:Dominican Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D005838:Genotype; D006721:Honduras / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009527:Nicaragua / Q000453:epidemiology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000235:genetics*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D036022:Capsid Proteins; C060339:VP4 protein, Rotavirus; C050779:VP7 protein, Rotavirus