Distribution of human rotavirus G types circulating in Paris, France, during the 1997-1998 epidemic: High prevalence of type G4

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2373-2375

  Gault, Elyanne ^a   Chikhi Brachet, Roxane ^a   Delon, Sandrine ^a   Schnepf, Nathalie ^a   Albiges, Laurence ^a   Grimprel, Emmanuel ^b   Girardet, Jean Philippe ^c   Begue, Pierre ^b   Garbarg Chenon, Antoine ^a,c  

^a Lab Virologie   (France)

^b Consult de Pediat Gen et Urgences ^*  (France)

^c ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN ROTAVIRUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0033026746     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.7.2373-2375.1999     Document Type: Article

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