Rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis in two adults probably caused by virus reinfection.
Rotavirus infection was diagnosed by virus detection and by serological methods in 2 women with acute gastroenteritis, aged 22 and 29 years, respectively. Both patients had been in close contact with children with rotavirus gastroenteritis. Rotavirus-specific antibodies were detected in serum specimens obtained prior to the illness in one of the patients, and the serological response in both patients suggested a reinfection with rotavirus as cause of the disease.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012088:Reoviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral