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April 1, 1997Tropical Medicine & International HealthOpen Access

Serotype of Nigerian rotavirus strains

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Population

314 stool samples collected from children < 5 years in Nigeria between December 1993 and August 1995

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

MAMohammed I. AdahFederal University of AgricultureARAngela RohwedderFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergOOO.D. OlaleyeUniversity of Southern California

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Implication

Supports region-specific rotavirus surveillance in Nigeria; leaves open vaccine impact assessment pending longitudinal data.

Structured PICO

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Population
314 stool samples collected from children < 5 years in Nigeria between December 1993 and August 1995
O
Outcome
Electropherotype and serotype distribution of rotavirus infection

The study identifies the prevalence and regional distribution of rotavirus serotypes in Nigerian children, highlighting the predominance of Serotype G3 in the south and mixed infections in the north, which has implications for vaccine development.

Limitations

  • Presence of some untypeable samples may indicate serotypes which the primers and probes used could not detect

Cite This Study

Adah et al. (1997) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6fb0e1febe604dd7088dbfhttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.1997.tb00152.x
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