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Detection of rotavirus in children with acute gastroenteritis in Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil.
Archives of virology - 1 May 2014
Sandra C A, Estevam G K, Penati M, Soares L A, Ferreira R G, Orlandi P P, Najla B M
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus group A (RVA) infection was ascertained in 591 fecal samples from children 0 to 6 years old with acute gastroenteritis. The vaccination status was also verified in all 591 subjects, with 302 (51.0 % ± 4.0 %) participants fully vaccinated against rotavirus. Forty-two of the vaccinated children (13.9 % ± 3.9 %) tested positive for RVA infection. Of the 289 unvaccinated children (49.0 % ± 4.0 %), 61 (21.1...
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