Rotavirus P[8] Infections in Persons with Secretor and Nonsecretor Phenotypes, Tunisia
- Ayouni, Siwar
- Sdiri-Loulizi, Khira
- de Rougemont, Alexis
- Estienney, Marie
- Ambert-Balay, Katia
- Aho, Serge
- Hamami, Sabeur
- Aouni, Mahjoub
- Neji-Guediche, Mohamed
- Pothier, Pierre
- Belliot, Gaël
Publication date
November 2015
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Language
EnglishAbstract
International audienceTo determine whether rotavirus infections are linked to se-cretor status, we studied samples from children in Tunisia with gastroenteritis. We phenotyped saliva for human blood group antigens and tested feces for rotavirus. Rotavirus was detected in 32/114 patients. Secretor genotyping showed that P[8] rotavirus infected secretors and nonsecretors, and infection correlated with presence of Lewis antigen
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