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A one year community-based study on the incidence of diarrhoea and rotavirus infection in urban and suburban Malaysian children

Yap KL 1 , Yasmin AM 2 , Wong YH 3 , Ooi YE 4 , Tan SC 5 , Jegathesan M 6 Show all authors , Khor CM 7 , Low MC 8

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  • 1 K.L. Yap, PhD. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
  • 2 A.M. Yasmin, MRCPath. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
  • 3 Y.H. Wong, BSc. Department of Laboratory Services, General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur
  • 4 Y.E. Ooi, BSc. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
  • 5 S.c. Tan, Bsc. Department of Laboratory Services, General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur
  • 6 M. Jegathesan, FRCPath. Institute of Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur
  • 7 C.M.Khor, DMLT. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
  • 8 M.C.K. Low, DMLT. Animal Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Med J Malaysia, 1992 Dec;47(4):303-8.
PMID: 1303484

Abstract

A 1 year longitudinal study of 156 Malaysian children from urban and suburban areas in the Klang Valley revealed that the incidence rate of diarrhoea was 23.6 per 100 person-year with abnormal faeces reported on 0.26% of the total days of observation. Diarrhoea cases were detected in children from all socioeconomic classes. Rotavirus was isolated from 12% of the diarrheic children and asymptomatic rotavirus infection occurred in 3.2% of the children. All rotaviruses isolated were group A rotaviruses with long electrophoretypic pattern.

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