A serological investigation of rotavirus infections in a shanty town population in Rio de Janeiro
| Autor: | Rozete Silveira Azeredo, José Paulo Gagliardi Leite, Hélio Gelli Pereira, Mirían Noemi Vidal, Fritz Sutmoller, Yves Maurice, Hermann Gonçalves Schatzmayr |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 31, Iss 4, Pp 262-266 (1989) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-9946 0036-4665 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0036-46651989000400009 |
| Popis: | The presence of antibodies against rotavirus was investigated by enzyme immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in two distinct groups of children living in a shanty town in Rio de Janeiro. One hundred and thirty six plasma samples were randomly collected from children of 0 to 33 months (first group) and 255 serum samples were collected from other 85 children at ages of 2, 6 and 9 months (second group). A high percentage of antibodies were found in the newborn children and this rate decreased progressively until the age of 11 months, after which it increased again. At the age of 7 months, geometric mean antibody titers increased indicating that infection had occurred. |
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