USE OF RAPID ROTAVIRUS (RV) TESTING TO CONTROL NOSOCOMIAL ROTAVIRUS INFECTION (RVI) ON AN INFANT WARD

Molecular epidemiology of nosocomial rotavirus infection.

The molecular epidemiology of nosocomial rotavirus infection in children admitted to the paediatric ward of a large hospital in southern India was studied by transmission electron microscopy and RNA electrophoresis on stool samples. Six hundred and twenty-six samples were collected and rotaviruses were detected in 35 of them. A predominant electropherotype was found in all the samples, and ther...

Epidemiology of Rotavirus Infection in Certain Countries

Abstract Acute diarrhea with severe dehydration has been a major worldwide cause of death in children younger than 5 years of age. Etiological studies of gastroenteritis have shown that rotavirus causes 40–50% of acute diarrhea among infants and children in both developing and developed nations. Numerous epidemiologic studies in the US and the World Health Organization have docu...

Nosocomial rotavirus infection: An up to date evaluation of European studies

Rotavirus (RV) is worldwide considered as the most important viral agent of acute gastroenteritis in children less than 5 y. Since 2006, the availability of anti-RV vaccines has deeply modified the incidence and economic burden of RV infection. In Europe, some countries have introduced an anti-RV vaccination program in the last 10 y. Although community acquired RV (CARV) disease is the most stu...

Early Response to Rotavirus Infection

Diagnosis of rotavirus infection.