[Detection of a rotavirus G9P[8] outbreak causing gastroenteritis in a geriatric nursing home].
| Autor: | Sanz JC; Laboratorio Regional de Salud Pública, Instituto de Salud Pública de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, España. juan.sanz@salud.madrid.org, Barbas JF, Lasheras MD, Jiménez M, Ramos B, Sánchez-Fauquier A |
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| Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: | Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica [Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin] 2009 Apr; Vol. 27 (4), pp. 219-21. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Feb 26. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.eimc.2008.06.005 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: The aim of this study was to describe an outbreak of gastroenteritis due to rotavirus in a geriatric nursing home. Method: Stool samples from 8 patients were studied. Antigen detection was carried out by ELISA, and molecular typing was performed by RT-PCR. Results: Rotavirus antigen was detected in 6 patients. Typing demonstrated a common genotype (G9P[8]). Conclusion: The outbreak detected in elderly persons suggests a loss of immunity with age or a lack of protection against an emergent genotype. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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