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ArticleThe Indian journal of medical research2018

Molecular characterization of hepatitis A virus from children hospitalized at a tertiary care centre in northwest India.

Bharti Malhotra, Anu Kanwar, P V Janardhan Reddy, Aradhana Chauhan, Jitendra Tiwari, Shipra Bhargava, H N Verma

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Article in The Indian journal of medical research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Bharti MalhotraAdvanced Basic Sciences & Clinical Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, India.
Anu KanwarAdvanced Basic Sciences & Clinical Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, India.
P V Janardhan ReddyAdvanced Basic Sciences & Clinical Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, India.
Aradhana ChauhanAdvanced Basic Sciences & Clinical Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, India.
Jitendra TiwariAdvanced Basic Sciences & Clinical Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, India.
Shipra BhargavaAdvanced Basic Sciences & Clinical Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, India.
H N VermaSchool of Life & Basic Sciences, Jaipur National University, Jaipur, India.
Sawai ManSingh Medical College and Hospital · INJaipur National University · IN

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Abstract

Background & objectives: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is a major cause of childhood hepatitis, prevalent worldwide. HAV is classified into seven genotypes I-VII; genotypes III and I are the most common among humans. The present work was carried out to identify the genotypes prevalent in children suspected to have acute viral hepatitis (AVH), hospitalized at a tertiary care centre in northwest India. Methods: A total of 1269 blood samples from children (0-15 yr of age) clinically suspected of viral hepatitis were screened for anti-HAV IgM. Acute phase serum was processed for RNA extraction and amplified by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by sequencing of representative samples. Results: Among the 1269 samples tested, 642 (50.59%) were positive for anti-HAV IgM; among the positive samples, 171 patients having a history of less than seven days were tested by PCR, of whom 141 (82.45%) were found to be PCR positive. Nucleotide sequencing of a representative 44 samples showed high homology; all the samples were found to be of genotype IIIA. Interpretation & conclusions: Hepatitis A was prevalent during July to September and in predominantly children less than five years age. Only genotype IIIA was detected in all the samples.

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AdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGenotypeHepatitis AHepatitis A virusHumansIndiaInfantInfant, NewbornMalePhylogenyRNA, ViralTertiary Care CentersRNA, ViralGenotyping - HAV - hepatitis A - phylogenetic analysis - polymerase chain reaction - serology

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