Rotavirus prevalence and genotypes among children younger than 5 years with acute diarrhea at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.

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Published in Pediatr Infect Dis J on January 01, 2014

Authors

Amos Odiit1, Augustine Mulindwa, Esther Nalumansi, M Jeffrey Mphahlele, Luyanda M Seheri, Jason M Mwenda, Annet Kisakye

Author Affiliations

1: From the *National University of Rwanda; †Mulago National Referral Hospital; ‡Medical Research Council / UL Diarrheal Pathogens Research Unit and WHO Rotavirus Regional Reference Laboratory for Africa, Department of Virology, Medunsa Campus, University of Limpopo/National Health Laboratory Service, Pretoria, South Africa; §African Rotavirus Surveillance Network, Immunization, Vaccines and Development Cluster, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo; and ¶World Health Organization Uganda.

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