![]() Genotype P was found associated to outpatients. A co-infection PP was observed in 3 samples (4%). The distribution of P and G genotypes analyzed by RT-PCR was: Gl (44%), G2 (6%), P (24%) and P4 (15%). ![]() Moderate dehydration, vomits and fever were the clinical symptoms more frequently associated with rotavirus acute gastroenteritis, being dehydration more common in hospitalized patients. The highest percentage of rotavirus infections (36,3%) was found among children between 7-12 months of age. Major rotavirus outbreak was significantly associated with the driest and colder season. Rotavirus infections were observed along the whole study period, with highest prevalence in coldest months: April (24%), May (34%) and June (28%) and lowest frequencies (8-15%) in February, August, and September. ![]() Rotavirus infection general prevalence was 19%o (220), distributed among hospitalized children 24%o (77) and outpatients 17% (143). In the period of 2001-2002, a total of 1163 fecal samples were collected from children less than five years of age with diarrhea, at the Hospital Albina Patino and other health centers in Cochabamba city. Acute diarrhea diseases associated to Rotavirus. ![]() ROMERO, CARLA MAMANI, NATANIEL HALVORSEN, KJETIL and INIGUEZ, VOLGA. ![]()
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