Abstract

SIMALUIZA-MASABANDA, Rosa Janneth et al. Genotyping of Rotavirus in children under five years of age in the Southern region of Ecuador. Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam. [online]. 2016, vol.50, n.4, pp.665-668. ISSN 0325-2957.

A total of 341 fecal samples obtained from children under five years of age with acute diarrhea disease, attending two nursing homes in Loja city, Ecuador were studied for rotavirus diagnosis. Out of them, 56 (16%) were rotavirus positive and 33 samples were genotyped for the determination of genotypes G and P. The most frequent genotypes were G4 (42%), P [6] (36%) and +9 mixed combination G4 P [6] (21%). This is the first molecular study on rotavirus carried out in Southern Ecuador and the obtained data confirms the variability of the rotavirus circulating strains in Ecuador.

Keywords : Rotavirus; Genotypes; Ecuador.

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