Characterization of rotaviral RNA isolated from children with gastroenteritis in two hospitals in rotterdam

Abstract

Rotavirus RNA was extracted from stools collected from children with gastroenteritis in two hospitals in Rotterdam. Electrophoresis of the RNAs showed that at least 19 different electropherotypes were isolated from stools collected in the period from 1977 to 1982. It was possible to identify the index case in some hospital-acquired cases of rotaviral gastroenteritis.