Article
Household transmission of rotavirus in a community with rotavirus vaccination in Quininde, Ecuador.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Lopman Ben, Vicuña Yosselin, Salazar Fabian, Broncano Nely, Esona Matthew D, Sandoval Carlos, Gregoricus Nicole, Bowen Michael D, Payne Daniel, Vaca Martiza, Chico Martha, Parashar Umesh, Cooper Philip J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We studied the transmission of rotavirus infection in households in peri-urban Ecuador in the vaccination era. METHODS: Stool samples were collected from household contacts of child rotavirus cases, diarrhea controls and healthy controls following presentation of the index child to health facilities. Rotavirus infection status of contacts was determined by RT-qPCR. We examined factors associated with...
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