Sudden death from systemic rotavirus infection and detection of nonstructural rotavirus proteins.

نویسندگان

  • Ineko Nakano
  • Koki Taniguchi
  • Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda
  • Yoshimasa Maeno
  • Naoki Yamamoto
  • Akiko Yui
  • Satoshi Komoto
  • Yasushi Wakata
  • Tamehito Matsubara
  • Nozomu Ozaki
چکیده

A 2.5-year-old girl died suddenly during the course of rotavirus gastroenteritis. The autopsy showed encephalopathy with rotavirus systemic infection. Here, we provide evidence of rotavirus replication in multiple organs. Our findings clarify that rotavirus infection in children can extend beyond the intestinal tract through viremia.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical microbiology

دوره 49 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011