Epidemiology and strain characterization of rotavirus diarrhea in Malaysia
Author(s) -
L C Hung,
Swee Lan Wong,
Lee Gaik Chan,
Rozita Rosli,
Asanov Ng,
Joseph S. Bresee
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2006.05.008
Subject(s) - diarrhea , rotavirus , epidemiology , medicine , incidence (geometry) , kuala lumpur , population , pediatrics , reoviridae , acute diarrhea , rotavirus infections , environmental health , physics , marketing , optics , business
The objectives of the study were to describe the epidemiology and strain characterization of rotavirus (RV), to determine the proportion of hospitalizations for diarrhea attributable to RV among children under 5 years of age, and to estimate the disease burden of RV diarrhea in Malaysia.
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