Evaluating the Impact of Breastfeeding on Rotavirus Antigenemia and Disease Severity in Indian Children.

OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the contribution of breastfeeding to Rotavirus (RV)-induced antigenemia and/or RNAemia and disease severity in Indian children (<2 yrs age). METHODS:Paired stool and serum samples were collected from (a) hospitalized infants with diarrhea (n = 145) and (b) healthy control i...

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Main Authors: Sushmita Das, Ganesh Chandra Sahoo, Pradeep Das, Utpal Kant Singh, Anil Kumar Jaiswal, Prachi Singh, Ranjeet Kumar, Rishikesh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4734603?pdf=render