Article
Human Rotavirus G9 and G3 as Major Cause of Diarrhea in Hospitalized Children, Spain
Author/s | Sánchez-Fauquier, Alicia
Montero, Vanessa Moreno, Silvia Solé, Mónica Colomina, Javier Iturriza-Gomara, Miren Revilla, Ana |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica |
Publication Date | 2006 |
Deposit Date | 2016-06-30 |
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Abstract | In Spain, diarrhea remains a major cause of illness among infants and young children. To determine the prevalence of rotavirus genotypes and temporal and geographic differences in strain distribution, a structured surveillance ... In Spain, diarrhea remains a major cause of illness among infants and young children. To determine the prevalence of rotavirus genotypes and temporal and geographic differences in strain distribution, a structured surveillance study of hospitalized children <5 years of age with diarrhea was initiated in different regions of Spain during 2005. Rotavirus was detected alone in samples from 362 (55.2%) samples and as a coinfection with other viruses in 41 samples (6.3%). Enteropathogenic bacterial agents were detected in 4.9% of samples; astrovirus and norovirus RNA was detected in 3.2% and 12.0% samples, respectively; and adenovirus antigen was detected in 1.8% samples. Including mixed infections, the most predominant G type was G9 (50.6%), followed by G3 (33.0%) and G1 (20.2%). Infection with multiple rotavirus strains was detected in >11.4% of the samples studied during 2005. |
Funding agencies | Instituto de Salud Carlos III |
Project ID. | MPY1176/04
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Citation | Sánchez-Fauquier, A., Montero, V., Moreno, S., Solé, M., Colomina, J., Iturriza-Gomara, M.,...,Fernández Fernández, I. (2006). Human Rotavirus G9 and G3 as Major Cause of Diarrhea in Hospitalized Children, Spain. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12 (10), 1536-1541. |
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