Genotypic investigation of a rotavirus cluster at a quaternary-care pediatric hospital.
Eimear M KittHee-Won YoonCourtney E ComarKenneth P SmithRebecca M HarrisMathew D EsonaRashi GautamSlavica Mijatovic-RustempasicAmy L HopkinsJose JaimesLori K HandyPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2023)
Rotavirus (RV) was a common healthcare-associated infection prior to the introduction of the RV vaccine. Following widespread RV vaccination, healthcare-associated rotavirus cases are rare. We describe an investigation of a cluster of rotavirus infections in a pediatric hospital in which an uncommon genotype not typically circulating in the United States was detected.