Electropherotypes of rotavirus in children with and without gastroenteritis

Authors

  • Cristovão Costa Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; Departamento de Ciências da Saúde
  • José Alberto Neves Candeias Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas; Departamento de Microbiologia
  • Edna Lilian Lira Capeletti Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas; Departamento de Microbiologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101990000200011

Keywords:

Rotaviruses^i2^sisolat, Gastroenteritis

Abstract

It was defined the electropherotypes of rotavirus indentified in stools of a groups (named "case") of 500 children with diarrhea, ranging in age from 0 to 12 months. A group (named "control") of 500 children of the same age group, without diarrhea or respiratory infections, were evaluated. Humam rotavirus was detected in 14.8% of the children with diarrhea. Of the positive samples 5 had the "short" and 11 the "long" electropherotype. In the control group rotavirus was detected in 0.8% of children and all the three positive samples had "long" electropherotype.

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Published

1990-04-01

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 2 (1990)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Costa, C., Candeias, J. A. N., & Capeletti, E. L. L. (1990). Electropherotypes of rotavirus in children with and without gastroenteritis . Revista De Saúde Pública, 24(2), 152-155. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101990000200011