Molecular Epidemiology of Rotavirus Strains in Under Five Children

Objectives To determine the prevalence and genotype distribution of rotaviruses in children presenting to authors’ hospital in Middle Black Sea region of Turkey. The results may supply important information about vaccine studies in Turkey. Methods Rotavirus antigen was detected by latex agglutinatio...

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Published in:Indian journal of pediatrics 2018-05, Vol.85 (5), p.364-368
Main Authors: Bulut, Yunus, Yenişehirli, Gülgün, Durmaz, Rıza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antigens, Viral
Child, Preschool
Feces
Gastroenteritis
Genotype
Gynecology
Humans
Infant
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Molecular Epidemiology
Original Article
Pediatrics
Prevalence
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rotavirus - isolation & purification
Rotavirus Infections - epidemiology
Rotavirus Infections - genetics
Turkey
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Summary:Objectives To determine the prevalence and genotype distribution of rotaviruses in children presenting to authors’ hospital in Middle Black Sea region of Turkey. The results may supply important information about vaccine studies in Turkey. Methods Rotavirus antigen was detected by latex agglutination test and rotavirus RNA was detected by RT-PCR test. On the other hand, rotavirus positive samples were genotyped by semi-nested multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Results The highest rate of rotavirus positivity (46.9%) was observed among children in the 13 to 24 mo age group. All the positive-strains were in G1–4, G8–9, P [4], P [8], and P [9] genotypes. The most common G and P combination in present study was G9P[8] ( n  = 24, 28.9%). Conclusions The present results indicated that the most prevalent genotypes were G1, G9, P8, G9P[8] and G1P[8] in authors’ region. Rotavirus vaccines used in this region must include mainly these genotypes.
ISSN:0019-5456
0973-7693
DOI:10.1007/s12098-017-2540-9