G-genotyping of rotaviruses in stool samples in Salento, Italy

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 138-141

  Grassi, Tiziana ^a   De Donno, A ^a   Guido, M ^a   Gabutti, G ^b   De Franciscis, M G ^c   De Pascalis, C T ^d   Lanzillotto, C ^e   Serrati, A M ^e   Morciano, L ^f   Pepe, G ^g   Pozzi, S ^h   Tronci, A ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c IV Delli Ponti Hospital

^d S Caterina Novella Hospital   (Italy)

^e S Giuseppe da Copertino Hospital   (Italy)

^f Cardinale G Panico Hospital   (Italy)

^g Sacro Cuore di Gesù Hospital   (Italy)

^h VITO FAZZI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ Francesco Ferrari Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

G genotyping; Rotavirus; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FECES CULTURE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN ROTAVIRUS; INFECTION RATE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS STRAIN; CLASSIFICATION; DEHYDRATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

CAPSID PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIGEN; VP7 PROTEIN, ROTAVIRUS;

ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CAPSID PROTEINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34447098235     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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