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19921392

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
Rotavirus diarrhea is an important cause of child mortality in developing countries, but studies on this diarrhea are scarce in Sri Lanka. A prospective study conducted in Sri Lanka on rotavirus infection among children in a hospital setting (n = 611) versus children residing in tsunami camps (n = 52) showed that prevalence of rotavirus infection was comparable, 21.9 and 20%, respectively. The hospital and camps were located in different districts. Analysis of the genotypes of 122 rotaviruses from the hospital and 12 from the camps indicated that G9P[8] was associated with 35 and 33%; G12P[8/nt] with 14.7 and 33%; G3P[8/4/nt] with 17 and 8% and G1P[8/4] with 6.5 and 16.7%. Rotaviruses with G2P[8/4/6] and G4P[8/4] were hospital-associated only, and some rotaviruses (9 and 8% from the hospital and the camps, respectively) were G- and P-nontypable. We conclude from the present study that multiple emerging genotypes were prevalent in Sri Lanka, and children in camps were at risk of developing diarrhea due to rotaviruses.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1432-8798
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
155
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
71-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Rotavirus infections with multiple emerging genotypes in Sri Lanka.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Institute of Scientific Research, Oita University, Yufu 879-5593, Oita, Japan. ahmed@med.oita-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't