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High incidence of G9P[8] rotavirus infections in Italian children during the winter season 1999-2000

E Di RosaAntonio CascioM. C. MiglioreSerenella AristaEsmeralda Vizzi

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SerotypePediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtybiologyEpidemiologybusiness.industryIncidence (epidemiology)diarrheaReoviridaebiology.organism_classificationmedicine.disease_causeVirologyDiarrhearotavirusEl NiñoItalyRotavirusEpidemiologyMedicinegastroenteritimedicine.symptombusinessFeces

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We report a significant high incidence of infection with G9P[8] rotavirus in Italian children during the winter epidemic season 1999-2000. The study was carried out on 439 children < 4 years hospitalized with acute diarrhea in Palermo. G9P[8] strains constituted 19% of all rotavirus identified and were not associated with more severe forms of gastroenteritis.

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2002-07-01
http://hdl.handle.net/11570/12955