Table 1.

Results of immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR for the detection of rotavirus antigens and RNA in postmortem tissue samples

Organ	Presence or absence of antigen or RNA detected by:
	Immunohistochemistry				RT-PCR
	VP6	NSP4	NSP3	NSP1	VP6	NSP4
Heart	+	+	+	+	−	−
Liver	+	+	+	+	+	+
Intestine	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kidney	−	−	−	−	−	−
Brain	+	+	+	+	+	+