Rotavirus associated acute diarrhoea in hospitalized children in Dibrugarh, north-east India

Faecal specimens from 202 children below 5 years with acute diarrhoea hospitalized in Assam Medical College from April, 1999 to March, 2000 were examined in Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Dibrugarh to know the prevalence of rotavirus diarrhoea and molecular pattern of viral strains from di...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Indian journal of pathology & microbiology 2003-04, Vol.46 (2), p.274-278
Hauptverfasser:	Phukan, Anil C, Patgiri, Dilip K, Mahanta, Jagadish
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Child, Preschool Diarrhea - virology Hospitalization Humans India - epidemiology Infant Rotavirus Infections - diagnosis Rotavirus Infections - epidemiology Rotavirus Infections - virology Seasons
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Zusammenfassung:	Faecal specimens from 202 children below 5 years with acute diarrhoea hospitalized in Assam Medical College from April, 1999 to March, 2000 were examined in Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Dibrugarh to know the prevalence of rotavirus diarrhoea and molecular pattern of viral strains from different localities of Dibrugarh using double antibody sandwich ELISA and SDS-PAGE analysis. Human group A rotaviruses were detected in 47 (23.27%) specimens and 33 of 41 (80.49%) positive specimens were electropherotyped where 16 were "long" (48.48%) and 17 "short" (51.52%) types. Rotavirus diarrhoea was significantly high (p
ISSN:	0377-4929