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August 1, 2005Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen Access

Predominance of Rotavirus Genotype G9 during the 1999, 2000, and 2002 Seasons among Hospitalized Children in the City of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil: Implications for Future Vaccine Strategies

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Population

648 diarrheal stool samples collected from hospitalized children under 5 years of age

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

NSNorma SantosEVEduardo M. VolotãoCSCaroline C. Soares

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Overview

Supports G9 inclusion in regional rotavirus vaccines; cross-sectional data leaves generalizability open.

Structured PICO

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Population
648 diarrheal stool samples collected from hospitalized children under 5 years of age
O
Outcome
Rotavirus positivity and genotype specificity

Rotavirus genotype G9 was the predominant strain among hospitalized children in Salvador, Brazil over three seasons, highlighting the need for future vaccines to cover this genotype.

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Santos et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a710546febe604dd709c110https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.43.8.4064-4069.2005
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