Rotavirus infection in children with acute gastroenteritis in Ecuador

Electron microscopic examination of stools of 702 infants and young children hospitalized in the Emergency Service of the Alejandro Mann Children's Hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador, between August 1978 and October 1979 showed rotavirus to be present in 148 (21.1%). During the study period rotavir...

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Published inThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 30; no. 1; p. 293
Main Authors Suzuki, H, Aman, Y, Kinebuchi, H, Gutierrez Vera, E, Davila, A, Lopez, J, Gustabo, R, Konno, T, Ishida, N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1981
Subjects
Acute Disease
Ecuador
Gastroenteritis - microbiology
History, Medieval
Humans
Infant
Reoviridae Infections - epidemiology
Rotavirus
Seasons
Ecuador
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Summary:Electron microscopic examination of stools of 702 infants and young children hospitalized in the Emergency Service of the Alejandro Mann Children's Hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador, between August 1978 and October 1979 showed rotavirus to be present in 148 (21.1%). During the study period rotavirus was detected throughout the year, with no distinct seasonal variation. In addition to rotavirus, adenovirus was detected in stools of five (0.7%) of the patients and unidentified small round virus particles in seven (1.0%).
ISSN:0002-9637
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.1981.30.293