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. 

 

 
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