The relative frequencies of G serotypes of rotaviruses recovered from hospitalized children with diarrhea: A 10-year survey (1987-1996) in japan with a review of globally collected data

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 499-510

  Koshimura, Yumi ^a   Nakagomi, Toyoko ^a   Nakagomi, Osamu ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electropherotype; G serotypes; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; SEROTYPE;

RNA VIRUSES; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 0033934516     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2000.tb02525.x     Document Type: Article

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