Detection and genetic characterization of rotavirus infections in non-hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis in Japan, 2007-2009

• Main Authors: Chan-It W., Thongprachum A., Dey S.K., Phan T.G., Khamrin P., Okitsu S., Nishimura S., Kobayashi M., Kikuta H., Baba T., Yamamoto A., Sugita K., Hashira S., Tajima T., Ishida S., Mizuguchi M., Ushijima H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79951948128&partnerID=40&md5=4c128487522d0389fd6da0aad67c5935; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3777
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The molecular epidemiology of rotavirus infections in non-hospitalized children in five different regions (Sapporo, Saga, Tokyo, Osaka, and Maizuru) of Japan during 2007-2009 was investigated. Overall, rotavirus was detected in 156 out of 1008 (15.5%) specimens. The rotavirus infection in 2007-2008...