Open AccessNatural Rotavirus Infection Is Not Associated to Intussusception in Mexican Children
Author(s) -
F. Raúl Velázquez,
Guillermina Luna,
Roberto Cedillo,
Javier Torres,
Onofre Muñoz
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/01.inf.0000142467.50724.de
Subject(s) - rotavirus , odds ratio , medicine , diarrhea , confidence interval , astrovirus , intussusception (medical disorder) , pediatrics , prospective cohort study , reoviridae , risk factor , gastroenterology , surgery
To determine whether natural rotavirus infection or infection by another enteropathogen is associated to intussusception (IS); and to describe the seasonality of IS compared with severe diarrhea (SD) and rotavirus SD in Mexican children.