Clinical Features of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis and Their Association With Different Electropherotypes
From June 1993 to June 1995 stool samples were obtained from 377 children with acute diarrhea admitted to the Antonio Patricio de Alcalá Hospital in Cumaná, Venezuela. Electrophoretic patterns of rotaviruses were detected in 27.85 per cent (105/377) of fecal samples. The long pattern (80%) prevailed...
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| author | María Z Sulbarán Antonio J Maldonado Yacqueline Rojas Jesús W Bastardo |
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| description | From June 1993 to June 1995 stool samples were obtained from 377 children with acute diarrhea admitted to the Antonio Patricio de Alcalá Hospital in Cumaná, Venezuela. Electrophoretic patterns of rotaviruses were detected in 27.85 per cent (105/377) of fecal samples. The long pattern (80%) prevailed over the short pattern (18.09%) and 2 specimens (1.91%) exhibited mixtures of electropherotypes. Viral RNA coelectrophoresis showed 6 distinct patterns, 4 electropherotypes of long profiles and 2 of short profiles. Association was found among the distinct electropherotypes detected and the clinical features of the illness. It was observed that the duration of diarrhea ranged from 3 to 6 days (73.8%), minimum daily evacuation was 1 to 2 times (85.4%), maximum daily evacuation was 5 to 8 times (58,1%). Most of the children showed a moderate dehydration (79,0?%), did not have fever (78,1%), and the duration of vomiting ranged from 1 to 4 days (74.2%). These results suggest that all electropherotypes behaved in a similar way and therefore did not provide information to establish the severity of the infection. Consequently it seems unlikely that the electropherotypes can be used to identify more virulent strains of rotavirus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de5e06c889c34098af3e498890891cd42023-09-02T13:21:46ZengUniversidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y TropicalesKasmera0075-52222477-96282002-11-0130212613624278Clinical Features of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis and Their Association With Different ElectropherotypesMaría Z Sulbarán0Antonio J Maldonado1Yacqueline Rojas2Jesús W Bastardo3Universidad del OrienteUniversidad del OrienteUniversidad del OrienteUniversidad del OrienteFrom June 1993 to June 1995 stool samples were obtained from 377 children with acute diarrhea admitted to the Antonio Patricio de Alcalá Hospital in Cumaná, Venezuela. Electrophoretic patterns of rotaviruses were detected in 27.85 per cent (105/377) of fecal samples. The long pattern (80%) prevailed over the short pattern (18.09%) and 2 specimens (1.91%) exhibited mixtures of electropherotypes. Viral RNA coelectrophoresis showed 6 distinct patterns, 4 electropherotypes of long profiles and 2 of short profiles. Association was found among the distinct electropherotypes detected and the clinical features of the illness. It was observed that the duration of diarrhea ranged from 3 to 6 days (73.8%), minimum daily evacuation was 1 to 2 times (85.4%), maximum daily evacuation was 5 to 8 times (58,1%). Most of the children showed a moderate dehydration (79,0?%), did not have fever (78,1%), and the duration of vomiting ranged from 1 to 4 days (74.2%). These results suggest that all electropherotypes behaved in a similar way and therefore did not provide information to establish the severity of the infection. Consequently it seems unlikely that the electropherotypes can be used to identify more virulent strains of rotavirus.https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/4700Rotavirus, electroforesis, electroferotipos, características clínicas, diarrea, niños |
| spellingShingle | María Z Sulbarán Antonio J Maldonado Yacqueline Rojas Jesús W Bastardo Clinical Features of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis and Their Association With Different Electropherotypes Kasmera Rotavirus, electroforesis, electroferotipos, características clínicas, diarrea, niños |
| title | Clinical Features of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis and Their Association With Different Electropherotypes |
| title_full | Clinical Features of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis and Their Association With Different Electropherotypes |
| title_fullStr | Clinical Features of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis and Their Association With Different Electropherotypes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical Features of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis and Their Association With Different Electropherotypes |
| title_short | Clinical Features of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis and Their Association With Different Electropherotypes |
| title_sort | clinical features of rotavirus gastroenteritis and their association with different electropherotypes |
| topic | Rotavirus, electroforesis, electroferotipos, características clínicas, diarrea, niños |
| url | https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/4700 |
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