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. 1977 Feb;5(2):125–130. doi: 10.1128/jcm.5.2.125-130.1977

Complement-fixing antibody response to rotavirus infection.

I D Gust, R C Pringle, G L Barnes, G P Davidson, R F Bishop
PMCID: PMC274551  PMID: 403196

Abstract

A human rotavirus complement-fixing (CF) antigen, prepared by purification of large volumes of fluid feces collected from children with winter diarrhea, was used to study the development and persistence of antibody in children with diarrhea and the prevalence of rotavirus antibody in Melbourne. In children with diarrhea, antibody rises were detectable within 4 to 6 weeks of the onset of illness, and the titers usually remained elevated for the next 1 to 2 years. CF antibody did not develop in two children with proven rotavirus infection aged less than 6 months, an age at which poor CF responses to other viruses have also been observed. A study of CF antibody levels in the general community showed that in Melbourne, most children have been infected with human rotavirus by the age of 3 years.

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