title: Multi-center surveillance of rotavirus diarrhea in hospitalized children <5 years of age in India, 2009-2012.
abstract: Diarrheal disease due to Group A rotaviruses continues to be an important cause of morbidity in the developing world and India contributes significantly to the disease burden. Surveillance carried out between July 2009 and June 2012 at two medical centers in south India and one center in north India estimated 39% of all diarrheal admissions to be due to rotavirus. The most prevalent genotype isolated was G1P[8](33%) followed by G2P[4](17%). G9P[4] has also emerged as a significant cause of rotavirus diarrhea. No seasonal variation was noticed from the centers in south India, whereas we observed increased rotavirus diarrhea in the center in north India during March and April.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Sudhir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Babji
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arumugam
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarvanabhavan
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Prabhakar D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Moses
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Indira
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, St. Stephen's Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.affiliation: Child Jesus Hospital, Trichy, India.
authors.lastname: Sr Anita
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. Electronic address: gkang@cmcvellore.ac.in.
authors.forename: Gagandeep
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000235:genetics; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012621:Seasons