Article
Epidemiology of rotavirus in Portugal: G9 as a major cause of diarrhoea in non-hospitalised children.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Nov 2007
Rodrigues Fernanda, Iturriza Miren, Gray Jim, Januário Luis, Lemos Luis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Rotavirus is a major cause of gastroenteritis in children worldwide, but there is no data available on the incidence of rotavirus gastroenteritis or on the strains circulating in Portugal. METHODS: We determined prospectively the incidence of rotavirus infection in non-hospitalised children and the genotypes circulating during one winter season in the central region of Portugal. RESULTS: Rotavirus was...
Topics
- Child, Preschool
- Diarrhea
- Genotype
- Humans
- Incidence
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Portugal
- Rotavirus
- Rotavirus Infections
