title: Rotavirus infection in Black and White newborns.
abstract: Rotavirus infection in asymptomatic Black and White newborns in maternity hospitals was studied by electron microscopy of stools. None of the 37 White and 30 (49%) of the 61 Black babies excreted rotavirus (P less than 0.0005). The high incidence of neonatal infection in Blacks, who have a low incidence of rotavirus diarrhea in infancy, suggests that neonatal infection might result in immunity.
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D044383:Black People; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013019:South Africa; D044465:White People