Gastrointestinal adenovirus infections in a tertiary referral centre in Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | S. M. H. Qadri, J. Akhter, Steven H. Myint |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Male Microbiology (medical) Serotype medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Adenoviridae Infections education Saudi Arabia Adenoviridae Feces Age Distribution Medical microbiology Internal medicine parasitic diseases Epidemiology medicine Humans Prospective Studies Serotyping Sex Distribution Child Prospective cohort study Aged business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Infant General Medicine Middle Aged humanities Gastroenteritis Surgery Diarrhea Infectious Diseases Child Preschool Female Viral disease medicine.symptom business geographic locations |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 14:707-710 |
| ISSN: | 1435-4373 0934-9723 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf01690880 |
| Popis: | To determine the prevalence of adenovirus and its serotypes in diarrhoeal stools in Saudi Arabia, 3,000 stool specimens were collected prospectively from subjects of all ages over a 28-month period. A total of 220 positive isolates were obtained. Fifteen serotypes were found, serotypes 40 and 41 being the most prevalent. Underlying disorders were found in the majority of patients, leukaemia being the most common single underlying condition. This investigation represents the first detailed study of the epidemiology of gastrointestinal adenovirus infections in Saudi Arabia. |
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