| first detection of group c rotavirus in fecal specimens of children with diarrhea in the united states. | group c rotaviruses cause sporadic cases and outbreaks of acute diarrhea in children and adults in many countries but have never been identified from patients in the united states. fecal specimens from children with diarrhea who were hospitalized in providence, rhode island, were screened for group c rotaviruses if rotavirus was detected by electron microscopy but the specimens were negative for group a rotavirus by elisa. of 16 specimens examined, 3 were positive for group c rotavirus by elisa ... | 1995 | 7797945 |