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.

Durmaz, Riza; Kalaycioglu, Atila; Acar, Sumeyra; Bakkaloglu, Zekiye; Karagoz, Alper; Korukluoglu, Gulay; Ertek, Mustafa; Torunoglu, Mehmet

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0113674

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.

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

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

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
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
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.