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. 1983 Sep;103(3):454-9.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(83)80427-2.

An outbreak of rotavirus-associated neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis

H A Rotbart, M J Levin, R H Yolken, D K Manchester, J Jantzen

An outbreak of rotavirus-associated neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis

H A Rotbart et al. J Pediatr. 1983 Sep.

Abstract

An outbreak of necrotizing enterocolitis and hemorrhagic gastroenteritis occurred in two nurseries during 25 days in August 1982. Eleven of the 40 patients in these nurseries during that time developed disease (attack rate 27.5%). In seven of the 10 patients with gastrointestinal disease, stool samples tested for human rotavirus were positive by ELISA, whereas in 20 unaffected infants, no stools tested demonstrated HRV (P = 0.0001). Eleven staff members had serologic evidence of recent HRV infection. Comparison of risk factors traditionally associated with the development of NEC between the affected and unaffected infants revealed no significant differences. Rotavirus infection was the only finding that was highly correlated with this epidemic.

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