Human rotavirus G9 and G3 as major cause of diarrhea in hospitalized children, Spain

Alicia Sánchez-Fauquier*, Vanessa Montero, Silvia Moreno, Monica Solé, Javier Colomina, Miren Iturriza-Gomara, Ana Revilla, Isabel Wilhelmi, Jim Gray, A. Potente, F. Adam, J. C. Sanz, S. Llanes, F. Gimeno, C. Gutiérrez, C. Sainz De Baranda, M. J. López, P. Teno, E. Roman, M. AlonsoM. Marugán, I. Fernández, M. L. Cilleruelo

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    Abstract

    In Spain, diarrhea remains a major cause of illness among infants and young children. To determine the prevalence of rotavirus genotypes and temporal and geographic differences in strain distribution, a structured surveillance study of hospitalized children <5 years of age with diarrhea was initiated in different regions of Spain during 2005. Rotavirus was detected alone in samples from 362 (55.2%) samples and as a coinfection with other viruses in 41 samples (6.3%). Enteropathogenic bacterial agents were detected in 4.9% of samples; astrovirus and norovirus RNA was detected in 3.2% and 12.0% samples, respectively; and adenovirus antigen was detected in 1.8% samples. Including mixed infections, the most predominant G type was G9 (50.6%), followed by G3 (33.0%) and G1 (20.2%). Infection with multiple rotavirus strains was detected in >11.4% of the samples studied during 2005.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1536-1541
    Number of pages6
    JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
    Volume12
    Issue number10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Oct 2006

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