A Study on the Etiology of Acute Infantile Gastroenteritis in Chongqing
- VernacularTitle:重庆地区婴幼儿急性胃肠炎的病原学观察
- Author:
Shouliang WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Gastroenterits;
acute;
infantile/etiology;
Rotavirus/ultrastructure
- From:Journal of Third Military Medical University
1984;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The etiology of acute infantile gastroenteritis in Chongqing area was studied during a 4-year period from 1978 to 1981 The morphologically characteristic rotavirus particles were found in the stool specimens of 63 cases out of 117;specific antibodies against rotavirus was demonstrated in the serum of 52 cases out of 60; and the titer on convalescent serum showed a 4-fold elevation as compared with the titer at the onset of the disease in 28 cases out of 32.On the basis of these findings,it was concluded that the most common pathogen of acute infantile gastroenteritis in Chongqing area in the period from 1978 to 1981 was rotavirus,and the subclinical infection of this virus might be more common than it was.
