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Clinical and molecular observations of two fatal cases of rotavirus-associated enteritis in children in Italy.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2011
Medici Maria Cristina, Abelli Laura Anna, Martinelli Monica, Corradi Domenico, Dodi Icilio, Tummolo Fabio, Albonetti Valeria, Martella Vito, Dettori Giuseppe, Chezzi Carlo
Abstract excerpt
Two fatal cases of infantile rotavirus enteritis occurred in northern Italy in 2005. Both children were severely dehydrated, and death was related to severe cerebral edema. Histological examination demonstrated extensive damage of the intestinal epithelium, villous atrophy or blunting, and macrophage infiltration. The two rotavirus strains were of the G1P[8] type and the long electropherotype. The 2005 G1P[8]...
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