Incidence assessment of rotavirus and adenovirus associated acute gastroenteritis cases in early childhood Incidenza di gastroenterite acuta da rotavirus e adenovirus nella prima infanzia
Infezioni in Medicina, cilt.19, sa.2, ss.113-119, 2011 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Dergi Adı: Infezioni in Medicina
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.113-119
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Acute gastroenteritis, Adenovirus, Child, Immunochromatography, Rotavirus
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study was undertaken to give an insight into the incidence of acute gastroenteritis cases of rotaviral/adenoviral aetiology in patients presenting to the emergency room of an inner-city government teaching hospital. Group A rotavirus and adenovirus serotype 40-41 antigen results were obtained via immunochromatography. In 2007, there were 1543 patients with gastroenteritis between 0-5 years of age whose stool samples were tested for rota and adenovirus, of whom 386 (25%) had positive stool samples for rotavirus, and 133 (8.6%) for adenovirus serotype 40-41. The majority of rotavirus (74.6%) and adenovirus (73%) cases were between 0-2 years of age. The peak season for rotavirus gastroenteritis was January (44%) and February (50.6%), whereas July (9.7%) and August (9%) were months of low incidence. For enteric adenoviral infections summer was the peak season, with August (20.9%) and July (17.3%) being the foremost months. Among the viral gastroenteritis cases, rotavirus infections were in the majority. A seasonal trend emerges for viral gastroenteritis: Rota virus infections are most frequently seen in winter whereas adenoviral infections prefer summer months. Both viruses mostly affect children up to 2 years.