title: A unique human rotavirus (non vaccine) G9P4 genotype infection in a child with gastroenteritis.
abstract: Group A Rotaviruses with serotypes G1-G4 and G9 are the common Rotavirus types of clinical importance. This study aimed at determining the different Rotavirus genotypes in stool sample of children below 5 years. A total of 300 children with acute gastroenteritis were tested for group specific VP6 antigen of group A Rotaviruses by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay. 47 of these samples were positive for Rotavirus antigen. Out of these, 20 positive samples were subjected to Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction for genotyping. The identified genotypes were G9P8, G1P8, G2P4, G9P4 (non-vaccine genotype), G1P6, and G1 (P types not identified in 5 samples).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, SRM MCH and RC, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. mangaikumaran@yahoo.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mangayarkarasi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prema
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gunasekaran
authors.forename: B V Suresh
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaveri
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000821:virology*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D036022:Capsid Proteins; C061332:VP6 protein, Rotavirus