Detection and genetic characterization of group A rotavirus strains circulating among children with acute gastroenteritis in Japan

• Main Authors: Gia Phan Tung, Pattara Khamrin, Duy Quang Trinh, Shuvra Kanti Dey, Sayaka Takanashi, Shoko Okitsu, Niwat Maneekarn, Hiroshi Ushijima
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=34247581661&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60815
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

A total of 603 fecal specimens collected from July 2005 to June 2006 from children with acute gastroenteritis, encompassing five different localities in Japan, were screened for group A rotavirus by reverse transcription-PCR. It was found that 117 fecal specimens (19.4%) were positive for group A ro...