0 an infectious virus that makes people, especially children, have diarrhoea (= waste from the body that is more liquid than usual)
The successful introduction of any vaccination programme may be dependent on the diversity of co-circulating rotavirus stains and the dynamic nature of this diversity.
In fact, the number of patients seen for gastroenteritis and for rotavirus gastroenteritis both increased by about 25 % (data not showed).
The properties of these rotavirus antibodies, particularly whether they are able to neutralise the viruses, remain uncertain.
Cellular immunity was also found to have a role in protection after live rotavirus immunisation, particularly in mice.
Laboratory results confirming rotavirus or bacterial infection may be returned to the ward after the discharge diagnosis data have been completed.
Statistical analysis revealed that seasonality had a strong influence on the number of rotavirus diarrhoea cases admitted to the hospital.
There were 7.5 % of children without a diarrhoea diagnosis that were also rotavirus positive.
This large proportion of intussusception-associated hospitalizations should be given attention, when the overall attributable risk of rotavirus vaccines for inducing intussusception is addressed.
