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Original Article
The Annual and Seasonal Changes in the Prevalence of Rotaviral Infection from; 1993 to 1998
Young Joo Son, Hong Sun Park, Soon Lee Jung, Mira Park, Kyuchul Choeh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(1):49-54.   Published online January 15, 2000
Purpose : Rotavirus infection is a leading cause of severe gastroenteritis among infants and young children worldwide. In temperate regions, institutional outbreaks of the disease occur mainly in cold dry weather, whereas in tropical settings its seasonal course is less well defined. We studied the annual changes in the seasonal prevalence of rotavirus infection for 5 years. Methods : The study was conducted on...