Emergence of rotavirus G9 in 2012, as the dominant genotype in Turkish children with diarrhea, in a university hospital in Ankara

Affiliations

Koçak Aylin Altay: Department of Medical Microbiology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey; Department of Medical Microbiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Aydın Merve: Department of Medical Microbiology, Erzincan University Faculty of Medicine, Erzincan, TurkeyDepartment of Medical Microbiology, KTO Karatay University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
Matsumoto Takashi: Department of Microbiology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan
Yahiro Takaaki: Department of Pathobiology and Medical Diagnostics, University Malaysia Sabah Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Dalgıç Buket: Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Bozdayi Gulendam: Department of Medical Microbiology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Ahmed Kamruddin: Borneo Medical and Health Research Centre, University Malaysia Sabah Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Abstract

Introduction: Rotavirus infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in infants and young children with diarrhea throughout the world.