Human Group B Rotavirus Infections Cause Severe Diarrhea in Children and Adults in Bangladesh
Open Access
- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 41 (5), 2187-2190
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.41.5.2187-2190.2003
Abstract
Human group B rotavirus was detected in 12 of 220 adult patients and 2 of 67 child patients with severe diarrhea in Bangladesh. Group B rotavirus may be virulent in both adults and children, and the virus may be an especially serious diarrheal agent in Bangladesh.Keywords
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