Prevalence of Adenovirus among Children with Gastroenteritis/ Diarrhea in Warri, Delta State, Southern, Nigeria

• Main Authors: William-Johnson Bolatito, Favour Osazuwa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2018-05-01
• Series: International Journal of Pediatrics
• Subjects: Adenovirus; Children; Diarrhea; Nigeria; Prevalence
• Online Access: http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_10555_99acefd9b9690ce3c33dc4a520952659.pdf

The prevalence of Adenovirus was determined among children with gastroenteritis/ diarrhea in Warri, Southern, Nigeria. Adenovirus was detected using a lateral flow immunochromatographic test kit (Gastro Vir-Strip, Coris Bioconcept, Belgium). The prevalence of Adenovirus was 11 (14.7%) and there were no association with age and gender of subjects. There is need for routine screening of Adenovirus among children with gastroenteritis/diarrhea irrespective of age or gender.