[Detection of rotavirus in infants with acute gastroenteritis (author's transl)].

Throughout 1978, stools of Austrian infants and young children with gastroenteritis were investigated for the presence of viruses by means of electron microscopy. Rotavirus was found in 131 out of 590 children. Adenoviruses were observed in 18 cases. The viruses were detected more often during the cold season, particularly in children up to two years of age.