2003•Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen access

Human Group B Rotavirus Infections Cause Severe Diarrhea in Children and Adults in Bangladesh

Takeshi Sanekata, Muzahed Uddin Ahmed, Md Abdul Kader, Koki Taniguchi, Nobumichi Kobayashi

Abstract

Human group B rotavirus was detected in 12 of 220 adult patients and 2 of 67 child patients with severe diarrhea in Bangladesh. Group B rotavirus may be virulent in both adults and children, and the virus may be an especially serious diarrheal agent in Bangladesh.

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Key concepts: Rotavirus, Diarrhea, Group A, Reoviridae, Group B, Medicine, Virology, Rotavirus Infections