DETECTION OF HUMAN ROTAVIRUS IN THE BLOOD OF ROTAVIRUS INFECTED PATIENTS

Ou QQ, Yan YM, Li N

Dept. of Pediatrics, Nanfang Hospital,

The First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China

 

Objectives: To examine the presence of viremia in the acute rotavirus infected patients. 

Methods: The rotavirus RNA in the PBMC and plasma samples were detected by nested RT-PCR, and analysis the connections of the presence of viremia and clinical symptoms.

Results: The rotavirus RNA was examined in 5 of 30 of PBMC samples and 3 in the plasma samples. The presence of viremia has no connection with the fever, dehydration and vomitting. But has connections with the poor states in the anamnesis.

Conclusions: The viremia of rotavirus is presented in rotavirus infected patients, and HRV can present in the PBMC independently. PBMC can carry the virus disseminate to the whole body. And the immunodeficiency patients are easy to get the rotavirus viremia.

 
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