Article
Molecular analysis of group A rotaviruses detected in adults and adolescents with severe acute gastroenteritis in Italy in 2012.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 2014
Ianiro Giovanni, Delogu Roberto, Bonomo Paolo, Fiore Lucia, Ruggeri Franco M
Abstract excerpt
Hospital-based surveillance of acute gastroenteritis caused by rotavirus has produced ample knowledge on the infection in children, whereas little is known on rotavirus infection among adults. The Italian surveillance program RotaNet-Italia collected 1,595 samples from patients admitted to hospital with gastroenteritis in 2012. All patients presented with vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and/or abdominal pain....
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antigens, Viral
- Capsid Proteins
- Child
- Cluster Analysis
- Female
- Gastroenteritis
- Genotype
- Humans
