Objectives To investigate the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of rotavirus infecting neonates and factors influencing that infection in order to provide data for effective prevention and treatment of infection. MethodsStool samples were collected from 996 neonates in the neonatal unit of the People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from January to December 2011.Colloidal gold particles and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)were used to test samples for rotavirus.Clinical and g...
***susceptible to rotavirus infection than were newborns who were 7days of age(OR=2.179,95%CI:1.213-3.912,P<0.01)and newborns who were breastfed(OR=2.309,95%CI:1.339-3.983,P<0.01).Conclusion Rotavirus wasthe main cause of diarrhea and nosocomial infection