Publication: Molecular epidemiology of rotaviruses associated with pediatric diarrhea in Bangkok, Thailand
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1991-03-18
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00951137
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Vol.29, No.3 (1991), 617-624
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P. Pipittajan, S. Kasempimolporn, N. Ikegami, K. Akatani, C. Wasi, P. Sinarachatanant Molecular epidemiology of rotaviruses associated with pediatric diarrhea in Bangkok, Thailand. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Vol.29, No.3 (1991), 617-624. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/22043
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Molecular epidemiology of rotaviruses associated with pediatric diarrhea in Bangkok, Thailand
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Rotavirus diarrhea in 453 pediatric patients (29.8% of 1,518) was studied in greater Bangkok during 1985 to 1987. The disease persisted all year, increasing in incidence from August to January (30 to 50%). Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of rotavirus RNA from these patients and from an additional 46 patients of a 1982 to 1983 epidemic revealed 26 electropherotypes, 4 with short (S) and 22 with long (L) RNA profiles. Of the analyzed specimens, 85.5% were L forms. Only one or a few electropherotypes predominated in each epidemic, whereas others appeared sporadically at low frequencies. Shifts in the predominant electropherotypes were observed in every epidemic. Of these, 126 strains were tested for subgroup and serotype by monoclonal antibody enzyme immunoassay. Serotype 4 prevailed from 1982 to 1983, while serotype 1 was encountered more frequently than serotypes 2 and 4 from 1985 to 1987. A complete correlation was found between the electrophoretic migration of segments 10 and 11 and the serologically defined subgroup specificity. Distinct electropherotypes occurred within the same serotype, and strains with the identical electropherotype always showed the same serotype specificity. No specific electropherotype or serotype correlated with patient age. In this study, atypical rotaviruses and mixed infections with different rotaviruses were identified.