Diarrheic Syndrome Due to Rotavirus in Immunized and Non-Immunized Children Under 5, in the City of Maracaibo, State of Zulia, Venezuela

• Main Authors: R. Atencio, A. Bracho, L. Porto, D. Callejas, L. Costa, F. Monsalve, R. Villalobos, M. Atencio, S. Osorio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2013
• Subjects: rotavirus; diarrea aguda; niños; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Aguda; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/c39ce0deb82043818f91021c983ba42d

Acute diarrhea is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in infants, where rotavirus is one of the main agents involved in severe diarrhea for children under five years. The present study aims to determine the presence of rotavirus in a vaccinated and unvaccinated pediatric population with...