Several cell-surface molecules have been implicated in the early interactions of rotavirus with its host cell, including sialic acid, various integrins, heat shock protein 70 and gangliosides.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends routine vaccination of US infants against rotavirus with ...

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that transmission of rotavirus vaccine strains in a ...

The rotavirus vaccine provides a safe and effective defense against rotavirus disease and its complications. The vaccine is ...

Researchers found that transmission of rotavirus vaccine strains in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is rare and without clinical consequences, strongly suggesting that giving the rotavirus ...

By Rebecca Norwick, National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NAPSI)—When I first started my career as a nurse practitioner, I saw pediatric wards fill each winter with children ...

Rotavirus can cause severe watery diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and abdominal pain. Children who get rotavirus disease can become dehydrated and may need to be hospitalized. The vaccine is added to the ...

The neonatal mouse as a model to study probiotic-host interactions: Implications for acute rotaviral gastroenteritis. UNC-Chapel Hill Translational Medicine Symposium, Chapel Hill, 2010. Poster ...

The reliability of saliva as an indicator of rotavirus infection was assessed among 15 infants (3-12 months) with rotaviral and 15 with nonrotaviral diarrhea. Paired salivary samples collected ...

The current focus is on viruses that are causative agents of endemic severe diarrhea in humans. These viruses include rotavirus, calicivirus, and Norwalk virus. Rotavirus is the major pathogen of ...

Administering rotavirus vaccine to babies during their stay in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) could be safe, finds a ...