[Detection of non-A rotavirus in Tucumán]

Rev Argent Microbiol. 1991 Jul-Sep;23(3):172-4.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

A case of infectious gastroenteritis (GEI) caused by a non-A Rotavirus (RV) in the province of Tucumán is reported. Fecal sample analysis for group A RV by enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) gave a negative result. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) of the viral RNA showed a genomic pattern coincident with that described by Pedley for RV belonging to group C. To our knowledge, this is the first communication on the detection of non-A RV as an etiological agent of human GEI in Argentina.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Argentina
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Gastroenteritis / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • RNA, Viral / analysis
  • Rotavirus / classification
  • Rotavirus / immunology
  • Rotavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Rotavirus Infections / microbiology*

Substances

  • RNA, Viral