Detection of G12 Human Rotaviruses in Nepal

oleh: Sher Bahadur Pun, Toyoko Nakagomi, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, Basu Dev Pandey, Luis E. Cuevas, Nigel A. Cunliffe, C.A. Hart, Osamu Nakagomi

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-03-01

Deskripsi

Of 731 stool specimens collected from children with diarrhea in Kathmandu, Nepal, from August 2004 through July 2005, 170 (23.3%) tested positive for rotavirus. Reverse transcription–PCR, including a revised G12-specific primer set, identified 56 (32.9%) as G2P[4] and 39 (23.0%) as G12 with P[6], P[8], or P[4].