Evaluation of Anatomic Changes in Young Children with Natural Rotavirus Infection: Is Intussusception Biologically Plausible? | Zendy

Christine G. Robinson | Zendy; Marta HernanzSchulman | Zendy; Yuwei Zhu | Zendy; Marie R. Griffin | Zendy; William C. Gruber | Zendy; Kathryn M. Edwards | Zendy

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Evaluation of Anatomic Changes in Young Children with Natural Rotavirus Infection: Is Intussusception Biologically Plausible?

Author(s) -

Christine G. Robinson,

Marta HernanzSchulman,

Yuwei Zhu,

Marie R. Griffin,

William C. Gruber,

Kathryn M. Edwards

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/382655

Subject(s) - rotavirus , intussusception (medical disorder) , medicine , ileum , mesenteric lymph nodes , vaccination , lymph node , gastroenterology , immunology , diarrhea , surgery , immune system

Several studies have shown an association between vaccination with the rotavirus vaccine and the development of intussusception. We evaluated the plausibility of a causal association between natural rotavirus infection and intussusception.

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