This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowReprints and Permissions
Right arrow Copyright Information
Right arrow Books from ASM Press
Right arrow MicrobeWorld
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Fischer, T. K.
Right arrow Articles by Valentiner-Branth, P.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Fischer, T. K.
Right arrow Articles by Valentiner-Branth, P.

 Previous Article  |  Next Article 

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2002, p. 4763-4764, Vol. 40, No. 12
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.12.4763-4764.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Rotavirus Particles Can Survive Storage in Ambient Tropical Temperatures for More than 2 Months

Thea K. Fischer,1,2,3* Hans Steinsland,1,3 and Palle Valentiner-Branth1,2

Projecto de Saude Bandim, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau,1 Department of Epidemiology Research, Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark,2 Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway3

Received 20 February 2002/ Returned for modification 20 July 2002/ Accepted 4 September 2002

Typing and in vitro cultivation of rotavirus-positive human stool samples stored unintentionally at ambient tropical temperatures for 2 1/2 months showed that rotavirus is stable and may still be infectious in vitro. This indicates that stool specimen collection for rotavirus studies can be performed in areas and settings where reliable cold storage is not available. The retained infectivity of rotavirus particles underscores the need for safe systems for disposal of feces, in particular in developing countries where rotavirus is a major cause of childhood mortality.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Centre for International Health, Armauer Hansens Building, University of Bergen, N-5021 Bergen, Norway. Phone: 45 32683831. Fax: 45 32683165. E-mail: thf{at}ssi.dk.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2002, p. 4763-4764, Vol. 40, No. 12
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.12.4763-4764.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



This article has been cited by other articles:

  • van Doorn, L.-J., Kleter, B., Hoefnagel, E., Stainier, I., Poliszczak, A., Colau, B., Quint, W. (2009). Detection and Genotyping of Human Rotavirus VP4 and VP7 Genes by Reverse Transcriptase PCR and Reverse Hybridization. J. Clin. Microbiol. 47: 2704-2712 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
  • Boone, S. A., Gerba, C. P. (2007). Significance of Fomites in the Spread of Respiratory and Enteric Viral Disease. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73: 1687-1696 [Full Text]  


Copyright © 2009 by the American Society for Microbiology.   For an alternate route to Journals.ASM.org, visit: http://intl-journals.asm.org | More Info»