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Rotavirus antigenemia in children with encephalopathy accompanied by rotavirus gastroenteritis

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Rotavirus antigen was detected in acute phase sera from 5 of 8 children with rotavirus-associated encephalopathy, confirming antigenemia. However, antigen was not detected in cerebrospinal fluid, failing to provide added evidence of invasion to the brain.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan

    T. Nakagomi

  2. Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan

    O. Nakagomi

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Nakagomi, T., Nakagomi, O. Rotavirus antigenemia in children with encephalopathy accompanied by rotavirus gastroenteritis. Arch Virol 150, 1927–1931 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-005-0565-2

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