A cluster of rotavirus enteritis in pediatric liver recipients. Issue 3 (19th May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cui, H.; Bai, S.; Huo, Z.; Li, J.; Sun, J.; An, X.
• Is Part Of: Transplant infectious disease. Volume 17:Issue 3(2015)
• Page Start: 477
• Page End: 480
• Publication Date: 2015-05-19
• Subjects: Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc -- Complications -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 617.01
• DOI: 10.1111/tid.12378
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1398-2273

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="tid12378-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>We observed a cluster of 4 pediatric liver recipients who developed diarrhea in a liver transplant unit within 5 days. Feces from these 4 patients were rotavirus positive when tested with Colloidal Gold Diagnostic Kit. Nucleic acid from 3 fecal specimens was extracted and reverse transcribed. Two were amplified positively. The complementary DNAs were sequenced. Alignment and phylogenetic analysis were performed with MEGA 6.06. Although involving only 4 pediatric liver recipients, this cluster was caused by at least 2 distinct G9P[8] rotavirus strains and included community infection and nosocomial infection.</p> </abstract>