Rotavirus infection in a tertiary hospital: laboratory diagnosis and impact of immunization on pediatric hospitalization

Background and objectives: Rotavirus (RV) is the main etiological agent of diarrhea in childhood; its laboratory diagnosis is crucial to guide the clinical management and prevention of its spread. RV immunization was introduced in Brazilian 6-month-old children in 2006. The present study was aimed t...

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Main Authors: Luciane Aparecida Pereira, M.Sc., Sonia Mara Raboni, Ph.D., Meri B. Nogueira, Ph.D., Luine R. Vidal, Ph.D., Sergio Monteiro de Almeida, M.Sc., Maria C. Debur, M.Sc., Cristina Cruz, M.Sc.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867011701787

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