Enteric viral infections in pre-school children in Karachi, Pakistan
| Autor: | Mubina Agboatwalla, Dure-Samin Akram, Teruo Yamashita, Kenji Sakae, Yuichi Isihara, Shin Isomura, Osamu Nishuo |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
Diarrhea
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty viruses medicine.disease_cause Rotavirus Infections Adenovirus Infections Human Rotavirus Enterovirus Infections medicine Humans Pakistan Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study Viral culture business.industry Infant Newborn Infant virus diseases medicine.disease Poliomyelitis El Niño Case-Control Studies Child Preschool Acute Disease Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Immunology Enterovirus Viral disease business Acute Poliomyelitis |
| Zdroj: | The Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 62:345-351 |
| ISSN: | 0973-7693 0019-5456 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf02753600 |
| Popis: | A prospective study was conducted in Karachi, Pakistan on the virology of enteropathogens excreted by children with acute gastroenteritis and the results were compared with a control group of healthy children. Rotavirus and Adenovirus detection was done using ELISA techniques, while enterovirus isolation was done by virus culture. In 1990, 12.3% children with acute watery diarrhoea excreted rotavirus, as compared to 24.4% children in 1991. None of the healthy children excreted adenovirus 40 and 41. Preliminary results of 1992 revealed that rotavirus was seen in 13% of children with acute watery diarrhoea and adenovirus in 10% of children. Enteroviruses were isolated in the same frequency in all three groups i.e. children with acute watery diarrhoea, children with poliomyelitis and healthy children. Non-polio enteroviruses were excreted in 50-52% in all the 3 groups. The rate of enterovirus excretion is much higher than seen in other developed countries and is the same in children with diarrhoea and healthy children. |
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