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. 1997 Nov;35(11):2996–2998. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.11.2996-2998.1997

Serotyping of group A rotaviruses in Egyptian neonates and infants less than 1 year old with acute diarrhea.

S F Radwan 1, M K Gabr 1, S El-Maraghi 1, A F El-Saifi 1
PMCID: PMC230106  PMID: 9350778

Abstract

Group A human rotavirus G serotypes were detected in stool specimens from neonates and infants with and without acute diarrhea in Cairo by using monoclonal antibodies in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Serotypes G1 and G4 predominated in all age groups. Mixed (G1 plus G4) and nontypeable specimens represented 16.1 and 38.7% of the total number serotyped, respectively.

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