Molecular epidemiological profile of rotavirus in South Korea, July 2002 through June 2003: Emergence of G4P[6] and G9P[8] strains

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 192, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Kang, Jung Oak ^a   Kilgore, Paul ^b   Kim, Jung Soo ^d   Nyambat, Batmunkh ^b   Kim, Jeonguk ^c   Suh, Hun Suk ^e   Yoon, Yeomin ^f   Jang, Sookjin ^g   Chang, Chulhun ^h   Choi, Sukwoo ⁱ   Kim, Mi Na ^c   Gentsch, Jon ^j   Bresee, Joseph ^j   Glass, Roger ^j  

^a Hanyang University Guri Hospital   (South Korea)

^b International Vaccine Institute   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^d Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^e Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^f Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^g Chosun University   (South Korea)

^h Pusan National University Hospital   (South Korea)

ⁱ Eulji University   (South Korea)

^j CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FECES ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS G1P[8]; ROTAVIRUS G2P[4]; ROTAVIRUS G3P[8]; ROTAVIRUS G4P[6]; ROTAVIRUS G4P[8]; ROTAVIRUS G9P[8]; SOUTH KOREA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KOREA; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 23944437971     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/431502     Document Type: Conference Paper

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