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| Carneiro,Nadya B.; Diniz-Santos,Daniel R.; Fagundes,Sabrina Q.; Neves,Lívio L.; Reges,Rodrigo M. B.; Lima,Eduardo K. P.; Quadros,Vitor H. de Oliva; Soares,Luis E. de Jesus; Silva,Fernando S. R.; Schneiter,Henrique de Gouvêa; Figueiredo,Ísis; Silva,Luciana R.. |
| Little is known about the epidemiology of severe rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis in Brazil. Given the morbidity associated with this condition and the importance of having detailed knowledge about the impact of rotavirus infection on the epidemiology of acute diarrhea in children, especially those with the most severe diarrheal conditions, we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all pediatric patients admitted to a tertiary hospital in Salvador, Brazil, due to rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis during one year. It was observed that rotavirus was responsible for 15.6% of the hospitalizations caused by diarrhea and/or vomiting during the period of the study and that 87 of 218 (39.1%) patients seen at the emergency room with... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Rotavirus; Acute diarrhea; Epidemiology; Children. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000600013 |
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