Rotavirus epidemiology in Vellore, south India: group, subgroup, serotype, and electrophoretype
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Rotavirus epidemiology in Vellore, south India: group, subgroup, serotype, and electrophoretype.
Rotaviruses were detected in 163 of 916 (17.8%) specimens collected from children under 3 years of age with gastroenteritis in Vellore, South India, between August 1983 and July 1985. Rotaviruses were detected throughout the study period, with a peak prevalence in December to February (winter) and June to August (southwest monsoon season). A total of 117 rotavirus strains were tested for subgro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.26.11.2410-2414.1988