A serological investigation of rotavirus infections in a shanty town population in Rio de Janeiro

The presence of antibodies against rotavirus was investigated by enzyme immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in two distinct groups of children living in a shanty town in Rio de Janeiro. One hundred and thirty six plasma samples were randomly collected from children of 0 to 33 months (first group) and 255 se...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Rozete Silveira Azeredo, José Paulo Gagliardi Leite, Hélio Gelli Pereira, Mirían Noemi Vidal, Fritz Sutmoller, Yves Maurice, Hermann Gonçalves Schatzmayr
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1989
Subjects:
ELISA
Serology
Rotavirus
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651989000400009
https://doaj.org/article/29f8616db38a4d15b35a6db235ff1b9e
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Summary:The presence of antibodies against rotavirus was investigated by enzyme immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in two distinct groups of children living in a shanty town in Rio de Janeiro. One hundred and thirty six plasma samples were randomly collected from children of 0 to 33 months (first group) and 255 serum samples were collected from other 85 children at ages of 2, 6 and 9 months (second group). A high percentage of antibodies were found in the newborn children and this rate decreased progressively until the age of 11 months, after which it increased again. At the age of 7 months, geometric mean antibody titers increased indicating that infection had occurred.

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