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adenoviruses associated with acute gastroenteritis in hospitalized and community children up to 5 years old in rio de janeiro and salvador, brazil.acute gastroenteritis is a major source of morbidity and mortality among young children in developed and developing countries. human adenoviruses (hadvs), and in particular species f, are related to childhood diarrhoea worldwide. this study presents the results obtained during an investigation of hadvs causing acute gastroenteritis in children hospitalized in rio de janeiro, rj, brazil, from april 1996 to september 2003, as well as in children with diarrhoea living in the slums of salvador, ba, ...200717314359
molecular characterization of group a rotavirus isolates obtained from hospitalized children in salvador, bahia, brazil.rotavirus is a major cause of infectious diarrhea in infants and young children. the objective of this study was to characterize the genotypes of human rotavirus found in children hospitalized with acute diarrhea in the pediatric hospital prof. hosannah de oliveira of the ufba in salvador, bahia, brazil, during the years of 1999, 2000 and 2002. fecal samples were analyzed (n=358) by methods eiara and sds-page for detection of rotavirus. positive samples of one or two of these methods (n=168) wer ...200717625724
risk factors for nosocomial rotavirus infection in a paediatric hospital: the potential role for rotavirus vaccine use.to analyze the incidence and risk factors (rf) of nosocomial infection (ni) in a paediatric teaching hospital, a retrospective cohort study was conducted in salvador, brazil. the centres for disease control and prevention definitions were used. the detection of the rotavirus antigen in stool was performed using a rapid latex agglutination test. the study group comprised 2978 admissions that accounted for 32,924 patient-days. the incidence of ni was 8.3/1000 patient-days and 9.2/100 admissions. o ...200919014989
detection of caliciviruses associated with acute infantile gastroenteritis in salvador, an urban center in northeast brazil.acute gastroenteritis caused by viruses is one of the leading causes of infantile morbidity. the aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of human caliciviruses of the genera norovirus and sapovirus in children up to 3 years of age with acute gastroenteritis from low-income communities in the city of salvador, brazil. this study is an extension of previous work carried out to establish the profile of the most prevalent enteric pathogens present in these communities. in this repor ...200919377793
rotavirus gastroenteritis in children in 4 regions in brazil: a hospital-based surveillance study.rotavirus is a major cause of gastroenteritis in children. knowledge of rotavirus genotypes is important for vaccination strategies.200919817590
clinical and epidemiological aspects of children hospitalized with severe rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis in salvador, ba, brazil.little is known about the epidemiology of severe rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis in brazil. given the morbidity associated with this condition and the importance of having detailed knowledge about the impact of rotavirus infection on the epidemiology of acute diarrhea in children, especially those with the most severe diarrheal conditions, we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all pediatric patients admitted to a tertiary hospital in salvador, brazil, due to rotavirus-associate ...200616410950
projecting the effectiveness of rotateq® against rotavirus-related hospitalisations in brazil.rotateq® (merck & company, inc, whitehouse station, nj, usa) is an oral pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (rv5) that has shown high and consistent efficacy in preventing rotavirus gastroenteritis (rge) in randomised clinical trials previously conducted in industrialised countries with high medical care resources. to date, the efficacy and effectiveness data for rv5 are available in some latin american countries, but not brazil. in this analysis, we projected the effectiveness of rv5 in terms of the ...201121894373
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