Epidemiologic Factors in Pediatric Diarrhea Caused by Rotaviruses: Five-year Surveillance in Izmir, Turkey
Introduction: Pediatric diarrhea are illnesses in which many organisms can act, whose clinical course can vary, but which must be taken seriously in respect of their outcomes. Throughout the world, the cases of gastroenteritis due to rotaviruses are seen at the ages of 0-5 at most. Morbidity and mor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi
2018-12-01
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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=2018-23-04-208-213.pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: Pediatric diarrhea are illnesses in which many organisms can act, whose clinical course can vary, but which must be taken seriously in respect of their outcomes. Throughout the world, the cases of gastroenteritis due to rotaviruses are seen at the ages of 0-5 at most. Morbidity and mortality rates increase as the age decreases. Materials and Methods: In our study, the epidemiological features of rotavirus gastroenteritis followed in our hospital were examined. During the period of January 2014-April 2018, 44.478 stool samples were examined in microbiology laboratory. In 1117 of these samples, according to the clinical data, virus presence was searched in faeces through rotavirus and adenovirus antigen test. Results: The ages of the cases ranged from 0-73 and the number of the cases under the age of 5 was 859 (76.9%). 170/859 (19.8%) patients with positive rotavirus antigen test were (87 male, 83 female), while only 34/859 (3.9%) patient was detected with positive adenovirus antigen test. While 123 (72.3%) of the cases with positive antigen test were under the age of 1, 162 (95.2%) of the cases were under the age of 5. During the period of 5 years, seasonal cluster was especially in spring. Marked seasonality of rotavirus gastroenteritis was observed, with a peak incidence (84.1%) from February-May. A total of 14% of these cases were hospitalized, 86% of them being treated in the policlinic. The treatment of the cases were arranged symptomatically and protective of dehydration and resulted in remedy. Conclusion: Rotavirus gastroenteritis is one of the health problems that can be prevented with the arrangements concerning hygiene and social life styles. For pediatric age group, considering vaccination policies against rotaviruses are important in terms of developing countries in order to be able to prevent the infections that can result in death and cause severe sequelae. |
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| ISSN: | 1300-932X 1300-932X |