作者为了研究轮状病毒感染的流行病学和临床表现,对98个分属于不同社会经济阶层的家庭共188名成人(98名妇女,90名男人)和166名小儿进行了一项在有新生儿的家庭中成人发生腹泻的前瞻性(从1976年4月至1979年1月底)研究。各家庭随访观察的时间平均为16.4个月(成人)。首先采集每个家庭成员的粪便和血清标本,新生儿则采脐 In order to study the epidemiological and clinical manifestations of rotavirus infection, the authors conducted a survey of 98 adults (98 women, 90 men) and 166 children from 98 families belonging to different socio-economic classes A prospective (from April 1976 to the end of January 1979) study of adults with diarrhea in their families. The average length of follow-up for each family was 16.4 months (adults). The faeces and serum samples of each family member were collected first, while the newborns were taken navel