Rotavirus and coronavirus outbreak: etiology of annual diarrhea in Costa Rican children
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| Autoren: | , , , , |
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| Format: | artículo |
| Publikationsdatum: | 1997 |
| Beschreibung: | In Costa Rica, an annual outbreak of infant diarrheal disease (December and January) was reported since 1976, and rotavirus was incriminated 1ater as the main etiological agent (1976-1981). Apparently the disease has not been systematically studied in Costa Rica after 1981. For that reason the occurrence of the outbreak was retrospective1y documented for 1993-1995 and etiology was studied in 48 children treated for diarrhea at the Nacional Children Hospital (capital city of San Jose) during December, 1994 and January, 1995. Rotavirus (33%) and coronavirus (27%) were the main agents. To our knowledge, this is the first time that these viruses are incriminated in an outbreak of diarrhea. |
| Land: | Repositorio UNA |
| Institution: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio UNA |
| Sprache: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:null:11056/24822 |
| Online Zugang: | http://hdl.handle.net/11056/24822 |
| Stichwort: | DIARREA DIARRHEA VIRUS ENFERMEDADES GASTROINTESTINALES NIÑOS CHILDREN GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES |