Prevalence of rotavirus genotypes in children younger than 5 years of age before the introduction of a universal rotavirus vaccination program: report of rotavirus surveillance in Turkey.

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Durmaz R., Kalaycioglu A. T., Acar S., Bakkaloglu Z., Karagoz A., Korukluoglu G., ...Daha Fazla

PloS one, cilt.9, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113674
  • Dergi Adı: PloS one
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Group A rotaviruses are the most common causative agent of acute gastroenteritis among children less than 5 years of age throughout the world. This sentinel surveillance study was aimed to obtain baseline data on the rotavirus G and P genotypes across Turkey before the introduction of a universal rotavirus vaccination program.