Detection of group C rotavirus in children with acute gastroenteritis in Blantyre, Malawi
| Autor: | Nigel A. Cunliffe, Benson D. M. Thindwa Cert, Winifred Dove, Malcolm E. Molyneux, Robin L. Broadhead, Baoming Jiang, C. Anthony Hart |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Diarrhea
Male Rotavirus Microbiology (medical) Malawi medicine.medical_specialty Reoviridae Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay medicine.disease_cause Group A Rotavirus Infections Virus Disease Outbreaks Feces fluids and secretions Internal medicine medicine Humans biology business.industry Infant Acute gastroenteritis biology.organism_classification Virology Gastroenteritis Infectious Diseases El Niño Acute Disease Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Viral disease business |
| Zdroj: | The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 20:1088-1090 |
| ISSN: | 0891-3668 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00006454-200111000-00018 |
| Popis: | Among 606 children who were treated for acute gastroenteritis at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, Group C rotavirus (Gp C RV) was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in fecal specimens from 16 (3.9%) of 408 inpatients and in 4 (2.0%) of 198 outpatients. Thirteen (65%) children excreting Gp C RV were coinfected with Group A rotavirus. |
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