Molecular epidemiology of Rotavirus causing diarrhea among children less than five years of age visiting national level children hospitals, Nepal

• Main Authors: Subhash Dhital (Author), Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand (Author), Bharat Mani Pokhrel (Author), Keshab Parajuli (Author), Niranjan Shah (Author), Shyam Kumar Mishra (Author), Sangita Sharma (Author), Hari Prasad Kattel (Author), Sundar Khadka (Author), Sulochana Khatiwada (Author), Narayan Parajuli (Author), Basistha Rijal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Rotaviruses are the major cause of diarrhea among the infants and young children all over the world causing over 500,000 deaths and 2.4 million hospitalizations each year. In Nepal Rotavirus infection positivity rates ranges from 17.0 to 39.0% among children less than 5 years. Ho...