A cluster of rotavirus enteritis in pediatric liver recipients |
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| Authors: | H Cui S Bai Z Huo J Li J Sun X An |
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| Institution: | The Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Xicheng District, Beijing, China |
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| Abstract: | We observed a cluster of 4 pediatric liver recipients who developed diarrhea in a liver transplant unit within 5 days. Feces from these 4 patients were rotavirus positive when tested with Colloidal Gold Diagnostic Kit. Nucleic acid from 3 fecal specimens was extracted and reverse transcribed. Two were amplified positively. The complementary DNAs were sequenced. Alignment and phylogenetic analysis were performed with MEGA 6.06. Although involving only 4 pediatric liver recipients, this cluster was caused by at least 2 distinct G9P8] rotavirus strains and included community infection and nosocomial infection. |
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| Keywords: | rotavirus enteritis pediatric liver recipients nosocomial infection community infection |
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