Prevalence of rotavirus genotypes in South Korea in 1989-2009: Implications for a nationwide rotavirus vaccine program

Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 465-473

  Than, Van Thai ^a   Kim, Won Yong ^a  

^a Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

G type; Nationwide vaccine program; P type; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN VP7; RIXENSART; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HERD IMMUNITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS CULTURE;

EID: 84887710266     PISSN: 17381061     EISSN: 20927258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2013.56.11.465     Document Type: Review

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