Detection of group C rotavirus in children with acute gastroenteritis in Blantyre, Malawi

Authors
Cunliffe, NA Dove, W Jiang, BM Cert, BDMT Broadhead, RL Molyneux, ME Hart, CA
Citation
Na. Cunliffe et al., Detection of group C rotavirus in children with acute gastroenteritis in Blantyre, Malawi, PEDIAT INF, 20(11), 2001, pp. 1088-1090
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
ISSN journal
08913668 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
11
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1088 - 1090
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-3668(200111)20:11<1088:DOGCRI>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
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 (6 5%) children excreting Gp C RV were coinfected with Group A rotavirus.