Rare Types of Rotaviruses Isolated from Children with Acute Gastroenteritis in Patras, Greece
Author(s) -
Petros Kokkinos,
Panos G. Ziros,
Marina Monini,
Petroula Lampropoulou,
Anthoula Karampini,
Eleni Papachatzi,
Stefanos Mantagos,
Franco Maria Ruggeri,
Apostolos Vantarakis
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
intervirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.641
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1423-0100
pISSN - 0300-5526
DOI - 10.1159/000351183
Subject(s) - rotavirus , echovirus , diarrhea , epidemiology , medicine , feces , incidence (geometry) , virology , pediatrics , enterovirus , coxsackievirus , norovirus , virus , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , physics , optics
Acute diarrhea remains a major public health issue worldwide, with gastroenteritis agents associated with a high morbidity, especially in infants and young children. A 1-year study (2009-2010) of rotavirus (RV)-caused pediatric diarrhea was performed on hospitalized children admitted with symptoms of acute diarrhea to the University Hospital of Patras, Greece.
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