Rotavirus infection in a tertiary hospital: laboratory diagnosis and impact of immunization on pediatric hospitalization

Rotavirus infection in a tertiary hospital: laboratory diagnosis and impact of immunization on pediatric hospitalization

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Rotavirus (RV) is the main etiological agent of diarrhea in childhood; its laboratory diagnosis is crucial to guide the clinical management and prevention of its spread. RV immunization was introduced in Brazilian 6-month-old children in 2006. The present study was aimed t...

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Main Authors: Luciane Aparecida Pereira, Sonia Mara Raboni, Meri B Nogueira, Luine R Vidal, Sergio Monteiro de Almeida, Maria C Debur, Cristina Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
rotavirus
diarrhea
immunoenzyme techniques
latex fixation tests
electrophoresis
polyacrylamide gel
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