Akut gastroenteritli çocuklarda Rotavirüs prevelansının araştırılması: Tek merkezli çalışma

KELEŞ, Esma; ÖZDEMİR, Yurdanur Ülkü

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“…Many countries have implemented rotavirus vaccinations into their national vaccination programs, while it is still not part of the national vaccination program in our country. [24] The data of our study supports the belief that inclusion of rotavirus vaccination into the national vaccination program may be beneficial for patients. Determination of the prevalence of viral agents causing diarrhea is important for avoiding unnecessary use of antibiotics.…”

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“…While many countries have included rotavirus vaccination in their national vaccination programs, this is not yet present in our routine vaccination program of our country. [2,4,6,8,9] Adenovirus is the second most frequent cause of diarrhea in children after rotavirus, and unlike rotavirus, it may cause diarrhea in children during the whole year. Infections are most commonly seen in children younger than 2 years old.…”

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Frequency of Rotavirus and Adenovirus in Children with Diarrhea

DURAN,

YILMAZ YÜCEL

2023

Journal of Contemporary Medicine

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Aim: The aim of this study is retrospective evaluation of the frequency of rotavirus and adenovirus in stool, and their distribution according to gender, age and seasons in children with diarrhea admitted at outpatients or hospitalized in our hospital. Material and Methods: Stool samples of patients aged between 0-18 years received at the Medical Microbiology Laboratory between 2021–2022 were evaluated for rotavirus–adenovirus. Rotavirus and adenovirus antigens were determined qualitatively by immunochromatographic cassette test method. Chi-square test was used in the statistical analysis. Results: A total of 1148 stool samples of pediatric patients were received by our laboratory during these two years for rotavirus and adenovirus antigen test. Of 1148 patients, 8.6% were positive for rotavirus, 5.1% for adenovirus, and 0.6% for both rotavirus and adenovirus antigens. Rotavirus and adenovirus was positive in 7.2% and 5.6% of males, respectively, and 10.6% and 4.5% of females, and there were no statistically significant differences. Rotavirus was most frequently found in the age group 3-5 years (11.6%) and adenovirus was most frequently found in the age group 6-9 years (8.4%), with no significant difference. Rotavirus was most frequently detected in spring (12.9%) while adenovirus was found most frequently in winter (8.1%), without significant differences. Antigen positivity was 4.1% and 4.9% in outpatients for rotavirus and adenovirus, respectively, and 15.1% and 5.5% in hospitalized patients. Rotavirus positivity was significantly higher in hospitalized patients than outpatients, and adenovirus positivity did not show a significant difference. Conclusion: We found that rotavirus and adenovirus were significant agents causing diarrhea in children, especially those younger than 5 years old, and that its frequency increased in winter and spring, and as rotavirus is a cause of hospitalization, implementation of rotavirus vaccine into routine vaccination programs seem to be beneficial for patients.

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