Concomitant rotavirus serotypes 1 and 4 infections in a diarrhoeic child from Belém, Brazil
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Concomitant, rotavirus, Serotypes 1 and 4, InfectionsAbstract
Concomitant serotypes 1 and 4 infections were detected in a 15-month old female child with community-acquired diarrhoea which lasted 7 days and coursed with moderate dehydration. The evidence for dual rotavirus infection was offered by the following findings: a) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) positive reactions to both 1 and 4 serotypes; and b) extra-migrating bands at electro-phoresis of RNA in polyacrylamide gel (PAGE). These results suggest that children living under poor sanitation conditions are heavily exposed to rotavirus infections; in addition, the co-circulation of different serotypes in the same setting sustains the current concept that a rotavirus vaccine should be rnultivalent, in order to protect children against the four epidemiologically important rotavirus G serotypes.Downloads
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1996-08-01
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Virology
How to Cite
Mascarenhas, J., Gusmão, R., Gabbay, Y., Monteiro, T., Gomes, J., & Linhares, A. (1996). Concomitant rotavirus serotypes 1 and 4 infections in a diarrhoeic child from Belém, Brazil . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 38(4), 249-252. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/29378