Molecular characterization and epidemiology of rotavirus isolates obtained from children with diarrhoea in Malaysia

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 193-196

  Zuridah, Hassan ^a   Kirkwood, C D ^b   Bishop, R F ^b   Bogdanovic Sakran, N ^b   Yap, K L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

G and P genotypes; Group A rotavirus; Phylogenetic study

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE; VIRUS RNA;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN ROTAVIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RNA ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

CHILD; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77649099097     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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