title: [Gastroenteritis caused by adenoviruses 40/41: epidemiological and clinical aspects].
abstract: The 40/41 adenovirus plays an important role as the productive agent of gastroenteritis at a pediatric age according to recent studies. With the aim of evaluating the clinical-epidemiological importance of this agent in our medium a prospective study of the 40/41 adenovirus was carried out in 1,697 stools of children of under 14 years of age over a period of 2 years. An enzyme immunoassay technique with specific monoclonal antibodies was used for detection. The 40/41 adenovirus was the third cause of gastroenteritis following Salmonella sp. and rotavirus with a percentage of infection of 2.1%. In 87.1% of the patients in which it was detected the patients had an age of less than 24 months. A clear peak of infection was found in the months of September of the two years studied. The infection was of intrahospital origin in 46.2% of the patients. Most of the children presented a self-limited diarrheic picture. The evolution of the patients was good with adequate rehydration measures. The study of the 40/41 adenovirus is of indubitable interest with the aim of obtaining greater knowledge of its importance in the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of gastroenteritis.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Microbiología, Hospital Nuestra Señora del Pino, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pena
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elcuaz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suárez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lafarga
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012621:Seasons
vernacular_title: Gastroenteritis por adenovirus 40/41: aspectos epidemiológicos y clínicos.