| rotavirus gastroenteritis in the washington, dc, area: incidence of cases resulting in admission to the hospital. | the incidence of rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants and children that required admission to the hospital was estimated for a defined population of approximately 105,000 individuals, including 29,000 children aged 15 years or younger whose primary health care was provided by group health association, inc, a health maintenance organization in the washington, dc, area. from january 1977 through march 1979, almost all infants and children in this age group who required hospitalization for gastroen ... | 1980 | 6250399 |
| comparative epidemiology of two rotavirus serotypes and other viral agents associated with pediatric gastroenteritis. | human rotavirus (hrv) type 1 or 2, adenovirus, or non-cultivatable 27 nm virus-like particles were demonstrated by electron microscopy and/or rotavirus elisa in fecal samples from 45.5% of 604 gastroenteritis inpatients, 25.0% of 200 gastroenteritis outpatients and 6.0% of 812 control subjects, all sampled at children's hospital national medical center. washington, dc. rotaviruses were the most common pathogens detected as 39% and 22% of gastroenteritis inpatients and outpatients, respectively, ... | 1979 | 224698 |
| epidemiology of human rotavirus types 1 and 2 as studied by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. | to determine the relative importance of two known serotypes of human rotavirus, we developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to differentiate serotype-specific rotavirus antigen and antibody. using this technic, we studied the epidemiology of the two serotypes in acute gastroenteritis. seventy-seven per cent of 414 rotavirus isolates were type 2, and the remainder were type 1. the serotype distribution was similar in specimens from children in washington, d.c., and other parts of the world. ... | 1978 | 212678 |