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Original Article
A Clinical and Epidemiological study on Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Children.
Hye Kyung Chang, Chang Yeol Kim, Sung Hee Oh, Ha ik Lee, Kun Soo Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1988;31(8):961-967.   Published online August 31, 1988
We investigated the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children. The study included 1697 children with acute diarrhea who admitted to the Department of Pediatrics in Hanyang University Hospital from March 1983 through February 1987. The stool specimens were cultured to isolate Campylobacter, Shigella and salmonella and tested for rotavirus by ELISA. The results were 1) Rotavirus was isolated in 646 cases (38.1%) out of total...