Rotavirus and bacterial enteropathogens causing acute diarrhea.
The etiology of rotavirus in acute diarrhoeal illness in children 0-5 years of age, admitted to the Pediatric wards of Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal was studied, over a period of one year. Rotavirus in the faecal samples detected by the slide latex agglutination test accounted for 14.9% of the diarrheas with maximum incidence in the 7-12 months of age group (57.5%). Bacterial enteropathogens continued to play a significant role in diarrheal diseases. Salmonella enteritis was found more in the age group 0-6 months and shigellosis in 37-60 months. In a control study of 100 children who had no diarrhea, 2 were found positive for rotaviruses.
Ballal
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Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.
Jyothirlatha
Kotigadde
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Venkatesh
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Shivananda
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents