Surveillance Study (2000 to 2001) of G- and P-type Human Rotaviruses Circulating in South Korea

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2004 Sep 15

PMID 15365026

Citations 8

Authors

Bok Soon Min

Yoon Ju Noh

Jin Ho Shin

Sun Young Baek

Jae Ok Kim

Kyung Il Min

Seung Rel Ryu

Byoug Guk Kim

Do Keun Kim

Seok Ho Lee

Hong Ki Min

Byung Yoon Ahn

Sue Nie Park

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Abstract

Human rotavirus VP4 and VP7 gene sequences were amplified by reverse transcription-PCR from 53% (322 of 607) of fecal specimens collected from children with severe diarrhea who visited hospitals in six urban areas of South Korea in 2000 and 2001. G2 was the most frequently found G type (constituted 50.6%), followed by G1 (30.1%) and G4 (13.0%). Although the P types of high incidence were P[4] (53.1%) and P[8] (21.4%), a significant incidence of P[6] (20.2%) was also noticeable. The commonest G- and P-type combination found in this study was G2P[4], rather than G1P[8], the most prevalent type known worldwide.

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