|
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... |