Open AccessFirst Detection of G12 Rotaviruses in Newborns with Neonatal Rotavirus Infection at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Author(s) -
Pratima Ray,
Sumit Sharma,
Ramesh Agarwal,
K. Longmei,
Jon R. Gentsch,
Vinod K. Paul,
Roger I. Glass,
M. K. Bhan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01288-07
Subject(s) - new delhi , rotavirus , virology , reoviridae , rotavirus infections , medicine , virus , pathology , metropolitan area
Rotavirus genotype G12 strains were detected for the first time among newborns with asymptomatic rotavirus infection (74% of 39 rotavirus strains isolated from the infected infants were genotype G12) in the nursery of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences during a period from 2005 to 2006. Sequence analysis of the VP7 genes from these neonatal strains indicated a high level of homology to other G12 strains reported worldwide, suggesting the recent emergence of these strains in humans. Such nosocomial infections of newborns represent a potential source of introduction of novel rotavirus serotypes into the community.