Seroconversion patterns to four human rotavirus serotypes in hospitalized infants with acute rotavirus gastroenteritis.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
We studied rotavirus-specific antibodies in paired sera from 71 hospitalized infants with acute rotavirus gastroenteritis. Most of the infants were less than six months old. Infants with serological evidence of a secondary rotavirus infection were excluded. With an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, 46% of the 71 infants studied showed specific IgM in convalescent sera. Titers of specific IgG and IgA increased in 7% and 2% of the infants, respectively. The presence of specific IgM correlated positively with age and severity of clinical symptoms. With a neutralization test, 59% of the infants showed a seroconversion: 20% to a single serotype (7% to serotype 1, 7% to serotype 3, and 6% to serotype 4), 21% seroconverted to two serotypes (nearly exclusively to serotypes 1 and 3), and 18% seroconverted to three serotypes (exclusively to serotypes 1, 3, and 4). No infant seroconverted to serotype 2 or to the heterologous (bovine) serotype 6.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Brüssow, H; Werchau, H; Lerner, L; Mietens, C; Liedtke, W; Sidoti, J; Sotek, J
Published Date
- September 1988
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 158 / 3
Start / End Page
- 588 - 595
PubMed ID
- 2842406
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0022-1899
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1093/infdis/158.3.588
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States