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

• Main Authors: Wisoot Chan-It, Aksara Thongprachum, Shuvra Kanti Dey, Tung Gia Phan, Pattara Khamrin, Shoko Okitsu, Shuichi Nishimura, Masaaki Kobayashi, Hideaki Kikuta, Tsuneyoshi Baba, Atsuko Yamamoto, Kumiko Sugita, Shintaro Hashira, Takeshi Tajima, Shinichi Ishida, Masashi Mizuguchi, Hiroshi Ushijima
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=79951948128&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/49621
• 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...