CompletedNot Applicable

Two-year Surveillance of Rotavirus Genotypes Causing Acute Diarrhea in Children Younger Than 5 Years Requiring Emergency Room (ER) and Hospital Admission in Chile

Chile967 participantsStarted 2009-05

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to prospectively determine the rotavirus VP7/VP4 genotypes associated with moderate to severe disease (requiring emergency room (ER) consult or hospitalization) in a large public hospital from Valparaiso and another from Santiago.

Who can participate

Age range1 Month – 5 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Children with acute diarrhea * Children younger than 5 years Exclusion Criteria: * Illiterate parents * Chronic gastrointestinal disease

What they're measuring

Proportion of rotavirus VP7 and VP4 genotypes

Timeframe: two years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00895492

SponsorUniversity of Chile

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2010-03

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