Rotavirus and Adenovirus Incidences in Diarrheas Existing in the Early Childhood
Introduction: Diarrhea is an important health problem in children between the ages of 0-5 in our country and all over the world. Viruses are the most important causes of diarrhea that occur in childhood. We aimed in the present study to investigate the frequencies of rotavirus and adenovirus in case...
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Language: | English |
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Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi
2016-03-01
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Series: | Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi |
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Online Access: | http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2016-21-01-010-014.pdf |
Summary: | Introduction: Diarrhea is an important health problem in children between the ages of 0-5 in our country and all over the world. Viruses are the most important causes of diarrhea that occur in childhood. We aimed in the present study to investigate the frequencies of rotavirus and adenovirus in cases with acute diarrhea between the ages of 0-5.
Materials and Methods: Data were collected retrospectively from the medical reports of patients between the ages of 0-5, who presented with diarrhea complaint between December, 2011 and July, 2015. Rotavirus and adenovirus antigens in the fresh stool samples of the patients were analyzed using the qualitative immunochromatographic card test.
Results: The study included a total of 1985 cases of these, 1173 (59.1%) were male. Rotavirus and adenovirus antigens were determined positive in 7.4% (n= 147) of the cases, and 1.7% (n= 33) of the cases, respectively. When rotavirus antigen positivity and adenovirus antigen positivity were evaluated with regard to the male and female genders, no statistically significant differences were detected between the two groups (p= 0.982, p= 0.592). Most cases of diarrhea (51.5%) occurred at the ages of ≤ 12 months. When the patients with diarrhea were evaluated regarding the seasons, rotavirus and adenovirus antigen positivities were determined to be the most frequent in winter.
Conclusion: Rotavirus and adenovirus have to be primarily considered in the etiology of diarrhea that occur in children under 5 in our country, and especially, the use of antibiotics has to be avoided in these cases. |
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ISSN: | 1300-932X 1300-932X |