Rotavirus antigenemia in children with encephalopathy accompanied by rotavirus gastroenteritis.
Rotavirus antigen was detected in acute phase sera from 5 of 8 children with rotavirus-associated encephalopathy, confirming antigenemia. However, antigen was not detected in cerebrospinal fluid, failing to provide added evidence of invasion to the brain.
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Department of Microbiology, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan. tnakagom@net.nagasaki-u.ac.jp
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D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000097:blood* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications
D000956:Antigens, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral