Rotavirus and coronavirus outbreak: etiology of annual diarrhea in Costa Rican children
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| Autores: | , , , , |
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 1997 |
| Descripción: | 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. |
| País: | Repositorio UNA |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio UNA |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:null:11056/24822 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11056/24822 |
| Palabra clave: | DIARREA DIARRHEA VIRUS ENFERMEDADES GASTROINTESTINALES NIÑOS CHILDREN GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES |