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Serotype G9 rotavirus infections in adults in Sweden.


ABSTRACT: Rotavirus is a major cause of acute gastroenteritis. By examining 1,517 stool samples collected in 2001 and 2002 from Swedish adults with acute diarrhea, rotavirus was found in 3.2%, with the emerging G9P[8] serotype being the one most commonly identified (42.9%). This is the first documentation of G9 infections in adults in Europe.

SUBMITTER: Rubilar-Abreu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1081229 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Serotype G9 rotavirus infections in adults in Sweden.

Rubilar-Abreu Elba E   Hedlund Kjell-Olof KO   Svensson Lennart L   Mittelholzer Christian C  

Journal of clinical microbiology 20050301 3


Rotavirus is a major cause of acute gastroenteritis. By examining 1,517 stool samples collected in 2001 and 2002 from Swedish adults with acute diarrhea, rotavirus was found in 3.2%, with the emerging G9P[8] serotype being the one most commonly identified (42.9%). This is the first documentation of G9 infections in adults in Europe. ...[more]

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