rotavirus infection

collocation in English

meaningsofrotavirusandinfection

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rotavirus
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrəʊ.təˌvaɪ.rəs/
us
/ˈroʊ.t̬əˌvaɪ.rəs/
an infectious virus that makes people, especially children, have diarrhoea (= waste from the body that is more liquid ...
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infection
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈfek.ʃən/
us
/ɪnˈfek.ʃən/
a condition in which bacteria or viruses that cause disease have entered ...
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(Definition ofrotavirusandinfectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The children who acquiredrotavirusinfectionduring their hospital stay comprised less than 7 % of the sample.
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Information was obtained on a large number of variables but only those suspected a priori to be associated withrotavirusinfectionwere analysed.
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Rapid diagnosis ofrotavirusinfectionby the direct detection of viral nucleic acid in silver stained polyacrylamide gels.
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It is well-established that different measures of social-deprivation increase the risk ofrotavirusinfection.
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For example, the question of the importance of neutralising antibodies in protection after liverotavirusinfectionor immunisation remains.
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Existing hypotheses forrotavirusinfectionin this age group were also tested.
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What is responsible for immunity afterrotavirusinfection?
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When the first rotavirus vaccine candidates were developed, little was known about the ability of naturalrotavirusinfectionto prevent subsequent rotavirus infections or disease.
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Studies in animals and humans concerning changes in the absorption of macromolecules across the intestinal surface afterrotavirusinfectionhave, however, revealed no general pattern.
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Accommodation with few rooms and rented accommodation increase the risk ofrotavirusinfection.
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A higher incidence ofrotavirusinfectionwas observed in 1991-7.
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Variables suspected to be associated with risk ofrotavirusinfectionon the basis of prior hypotheses were analysed.
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There are few studies which describe risk factors associated with community acquiredrotavirusinfection.
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Non-group arotavirusinfectionassociated with severe gastroenteritis in a bone marrow transplant patient.
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A viral diarrhoea such as arotavirusinfectionis suggested by low grade fever, vomiting, myalgia, malaise, headache and contact with a very young child with diarrhoea.
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Healthy enterocytes secrete lactase into the small intestine; milk intolerance due to lactase deficiency is a symptom ofrotavirusinfection, which can persist for weeks.
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