Rotavirus genotypes in Slovenia: unexpected detection of G8P[8] and G12P[8] genotypes.

A rotavirus surveillance study was undertaken in Slovenia from December 2005 to March 2006. Stool samples from 114 children hospitalized with acute viral gastroenteritis were collected from two main Slovenian hospitals. These confirmed rotavirus-positive samples were selected for a rotavirus G and P genotype prevalence study.

Children with multiple erythema migrans: are there any pre-treatment symptoms and/or signs suggestive for central nervous system involvement?

Objective: To establish eventual signs and symptoms suggestive for central nervous system involvement in children with multiple erythema migrans.

Methods: Patients younger than 15 years with multiple erythema migrans, diagnosed at our department from 1996 to 2000, were included in this prospective study. Demographic, clinical and laboratory findings were obtained and compared for a group of patients with pleocytosis (interpreted as a sign of central nervous system involvement) and a group of children with normal cerebrospinal fluid findings.

Solitary erythema migrans in children: comparison of treatment with azithromycin and phenoxymethylpenicillin.

Objective: To compare clinical effectiveness and side effects of treatment with azithromycin or phenoxymethylpenicillin in children with solitary erythema migrans.

Methods: Consecutive patients younger than 15 years, referred to our institution in 1998 and 1999 with previously untreated typical solitary erythema migrans, were included in this prospective study. Basic demographic features and clinical data were collected by means of a questionnaire.