Prognosis of rotavirus diarrhea

Objective. To compare the severity of rotavirus diarrhea (RV) and non-rotavirus diarrhea. Material and Methods. Between October 1994 and March 1995, a cross-sectional study was performed in 520 infants with acute diarrhea, at seven primary care level centers in five states of Mexico. Diagnosis of RV...

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Autores: Gutierrez-Camacho, C, Villa-Contreras, S, Calva-Mercado, J, Arias, CF, Padilla-Noriega, L, Guiscafre-Gallardo, H, Mota-Hernández, F
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2001
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Sistema de Información de la Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.fciencias.unam.mx:11154/1900
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11154/1900
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
infantile diarrhea
rotavirus
dehydration
Mexico
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Sumario:Objective. To compare the severity of rotavirus diarrhea (RV) and non-rotavirus diarrhea. Material and Methods. Between October 1994 and March 1995, a cross-sectional study was performed in 520 infants with acute diarrhea, at seven primary care level centers in five states of Mexico. Diagnosis of RV was done through immunoenzymatic assay or electrophoresis. Central tendency measures were used for data analysis, Results were presented as means and standard deviations, or median and variation. Results. RV was isolated from 264 children