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Frequency of Rotavirus and Adenovirus Gastroenteritis Among Children in Shiraz, Iran
BACKGROUND: Viral pathogens are the main cause of acute gastroenteritis in developed and developing countries. Rotavirus and adenovirus are the two important agents associated with hospitalization for diarrhea especially in children. Limitation and control of diarrhea as a costly disease must be con...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3918200/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24578843 http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ircmj.4415 |
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author | Motamedifar, Mohammad Amini, Elham Talezadeh Shirazi, Pedram |
author_facet | Motamedifar, Mohammad Amini, Elham Talezadeh Shirazi, Pedram |
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description | BACKGROUND: Viral pathogens are the main cause of acute gastroenteritis in developed and developing countries. Rotavirus and adenovirus are the two important agents associated with hospitalization for diarrhea especially in children. Limitation and control of diarrhea as a costly disease must be considered in national health programs. OBJECTIVES: Epidemiological studies on viral diarrhea and collecting data for rotavirus and adenovirus prevalence, as two important viral agents of gastroenteritis, are valuable for planning of a prospective program. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 827 stool samples of pediatrics patients with gastroenteritis who were admitted to Dastgheib Hospital, Shiraz, Iran, from September 2008 to February 2010 were tested for presence of rotavirus and adenovirus using the EIA method. A demographic and clinical study was performed to determine the relationship between viral infection and clinical outcomes of patients. RESULTS: Rotavirus was identified in 347 patients out of 827 (42%), adenovirus was detected in 76 (9%) of samples and 34 (4%) of patients had rotavirus-adenovirus co-infection. Diarrhea was the most common symptom in viral infected patients. CONCLUSIONS: Given the non-specific symptoms of these viruses and the high prevalence of viral diarrhea in our region, more laboratories should be equipped for virus detection and vaccination might be considered as a prevention strategy. |
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spelling | pubmed-39182002014-02-27 Frequency of Rotavirus and Adenovirus Gastroenteritis Among Children in Shiraz, Iran Motamedifar, Mohammad Amini, Elham Talezadeh Shirazi, Pedram Iran Red Crescent Med J Research Article BACKGROUND: Viral pathogens are the main cause of acute gastroenteritis in developed and developing countries. Rotavirus and adenovirus are the two important agents associated with hospitalization for diarrhea especially in children. Limitation and control of diarrhea as a costly disease must be considered in national health programs. OBJECTIVES: Epidemiological studies on viral diarrhea and collecting data for rotavirus and adenovirus prevalence, as two important viral agents of gastroenteritis, are valuable for planning of a prospective program. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 827 stool samples of pediatrics patients with gastroenteritis who were admitted to Dastgheib Hospital, Shiraz, Iran, from September 2008 to February 2010 were tested for presence of rotavirus and adenovirus using the EIA method. A demographic and clinical study was performed to determine the relationship between viral infection and clinical outcomes of patients. RESULTS: Rotavirus was identified in 347 patients out of 827 (42%), adenovirus was detected in 76 (9%) of samples and 34 (4%) of patients had rotavirus-adenovirus co-infection. Diarrhea was the most common symptom in viral infected patients. CONCLUSIONS: Given the non-specific symptoms of these viruses and the high prevalence of viral diarrhea in our region, more laboratories should be equipped for virus detection and vaccination might be considered as a prevention strategy. Kowsar 2013-08-05 2013-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3918200/ /pubmed/24578843 http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ircmj.4415 Text en Copyright © 2013, Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal; Licensee Kowsar Ltd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Motamedifar, Mohammad Amini, Elham Talezadeh Shirazi, Pedram Frequency of Rotavirus and Adenovirus Gastroenteritis Among Children in Shiraz, Iran |
title | Frequency of Rotavirus and Adenovirus Gastroenteritis Among Children in Shiraz, Iran |
title_full | Frequency of Rotavirus and Adenovirus Gastroenteritis Among Children in Shiraz, Iran |
title_fullStr | Frequency of Rotavirus and Adenovirus Gastroenteritis Among Children in Shiraz, Iran |
title_full_unstemmed | Frequency of Rotavirus and Adenovirus Gastroenteritis Among Children in Shiraz, Iran |
title_short | Frequency of Rotavirus and Adenovirus Gastroenteritis Among Children in Shiraz, Iran |
title_sort | frequency of rotavirus and adenovirus gastroenteritis among children in shiraz, iran |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3918200/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24578843 http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ircmj.4415 |
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