Objective: To assess the performance of stool culture and a rotavirus diagnostic test in children with acute diarrhea attending an emergency hospital in a developing country. Methods: Stool ...

Rotavirus causes gastroenteritis, a condition that includes diarrhea, deficient nutrient absorption and weight loss. Severe cases result in approximately 128,000 deaths annually in infants and ...

Rotavirus vaccines do not cause significant outbreaks of the disease in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), according to a new national study. The research will be presented at the Pediatric ...

In the post-vaccine era, rotavirus has become just another cause of acute gastroenteritis in most cases. But is there anything new in diagnosis and treatment? To Test or Not to Test? Commercially ...

November 3, 2011 (Boston, Massachusetts) — The prevalence of rotavirus (RV) in adults dropped by half after widespread pediatric vaccination against the virus, Evan Anderson, MD, assistant professor ...

Researchers found that transmission of rotavirus vaccine strains in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is rare and without clinical consequences, strongly suggesting that giving the rotavirus ...

Rotavirus may not be on the hot list of viruses dominating headlines, but globally, it still tops the charts as the leading cause of severe, dehydrating diarrhea in children younger than 5 years, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHOP has vaccinated its eligible NICU patients for rotavirus for a decade. Less than 1% of all neonates tested ...