Follow-up of Gambian children for a 1-year period after rotavirus infection

To investigate the hypothesis that rotavirus infection in young children can trigger chronic diarrhoeal disease, a group of cases from a documented epidemic of rotavirus and a group of matched controls were followed for a 1-year period after infection. No evidence of excess chronic diarrhoea or vomi...

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Published inAnnals of tropical paediatrics Vol. 9; no. 3; p. 131
Main Authors O'Neill, K P, Hanlon, P, Byass, P, Lloyd-Evans, N, Jupp, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.09.1989
Subjects
Diarrhea, Infantile - etiology
Follow-Up Studies
Gambia
Humans
Infant
Rotavirus Infections - complications
Gambia
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Summary:To investigate the hypothesis that rotavirus infection in young children can trigger chronic diarrhoeal disease, a group of cases from a documented epidemic of rotavirus and a group of matched controls were followed for a 1-year period after infection. No evidence of excess chronic diarrhoea or vomiting in the group known to have been infected with rotavirus was found.
ISSN:0272-4936
DOI:10.1080/02724936.1989.11748615