STUDY ON
ASYMPTOMATIC ROTAVIRUS INFECTION IN INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN OF CHONGQING
Cheng Qian, Liu ZY, Zhao CA
Children¡¯s Hospital, Chongqing University of Medical
Sciences, China
Objective: To
explore the prevalence and prediction of asymptomatic rotavirus infection
in infants and young children during the epidemic season.
Methods: From October 2000 to
February 2001, 181 fecal specimens collected from heath infants and young
children investigated by RT-PCR were compared to 36 rotavirus
positive fecal samples identified by ELISA which collected from the
children with diarrhea.
Results: The
overall prevalence of asymptomatic rotavirus infection in this study was
20.44%. There was relation between the gene types of rotavirus in children
of asymptomatic rotavirus infection and children with diarrhea.
Conclusion: The
prevalence of asymptomatic rotavirus infection in health infants and young
children during the epidemic seasons may be predicted the epidemic
conditions in this year, such as the prevalence and the gene type of
rotavirus.