title: [Viruses as causal agents of gastroenteritis in infants and young children (author's transl)].
abstract: Electron microscopic examination of stool samples from 195 infants and young children with acute gastroenteritis revealed rota virus in 31 samples (= 16%), corona virus in 44 samples (= 23%) and adenovirus in 13 samples (= 7%). Viruses were excreted for between 4 and 8 days in patients infected with rota virus and corona virus respectively. An outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in a premature baby unit with 24 cases is reported: corona virus was found in the stools of 15 infants. It is suggested that corona virus as well as rota virus may cause gastroenteritis in infants and small children.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003332:Coronaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Viren als Ursache der akuten Gastroenteritis bei Säuglingen und Kleinkinder.