| characterization of human group c rotavirus in argentina. | a survey was conducted for identification of human group c rotaviruses in stool specimens taken from children suffering diarrhea in suburban buenos aires regions. among 90 true negative group a samples as defined by elisa, rt-pcr and page, five were positive by group c specific rt-pcr (vp7 and vp6 genes) and three of these samples exhibited the characteristic 4-3-2-2 dsrna pattern of group c rotavirus. these results were further confirmed by electron microscopy and by elisa for detection of grou ... | 2000 | 11002249 |
| incidence and prevalence of human group c rotavirus infections in argentina. | the incidence of human group c rotavirus infections among children and adults in buenos aires was evaluated by enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (elisa) based on recombinant group c vp6 protein (cowden strain). a total of 976 stool samples taken from patients (ages 6 months to 15 years) with acute diarrhea were tested for the presence of group c rotavirus. among these, only 10 (1.02%) were group c rotavirus positive by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) confirmed by absorption with group ... | 2002 | 11920824 |
| detection and characterization of group c rotavirus in buenos aires, argentina, 1997-2003. | the role of group c rotaviruses as a cause of diarrhea was examined among children <17 years of age admitted to a hospital in a suburban area of buenos aires, argentina between 1997 and 2003. a total of 1,579 fecal samples were screened for group a (rva) and c (rvc) rotaviruses by two in-house elisa methods at quilmes university (unq-elisa). samples positive, doubtful and negative by rvc specific unq-elisa (n = 246) were examined further for rvc by another in-house elisa (cdc-elisa), electron mi ... | 2009 | 19382268 |