Prevalence and characterization of rotaviruses in children hospitalized for diarrheal disease in a tertiary care hospital, Pune

Conclusion: Genotypes found in circulation are not present in the currently used vaccine. Thus, an emergence of newer genotypes over a period calls for the continued surveillance and genomic characterisation of rotaviruses to improve the vaccine efficacy.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - March 15, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sae Satish Pol Ashwini Kacharu Dedwal Sujata Sudhir Ranshing Shobha Dattatray Chitambar Sushma Narayan Pednekar Renu Satish Bharadwaj Source Type: research