Circulating rotaviral RNA in children with rotavirus antigenemia

Conclusions:
Antigenemia is present in a significant number of patients with rotavirus diarrhea. Rotavirus viremia was absent in the children with rotavirus diarrhea who participated in our study, and was not indicated by the presence of antigenemia. The significance of circulating rotavirus antigen and genomic dsRNA in serum of patients with diarrhea deserves further study.

Source: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine - February 1, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Kamruddin AhmedGulendam BozdayiMarcelo MituiSelim AhmedLuthful KabirDalgic BuketIlknur BostanciAkira Nishizono Source Type: research