Viral diarrhoea in a rural coastal region of Karnataka India.
A total of 106 children below 5 years of age admitted to the Kasturba Medical College Hospital Manipal Karnataka (South India) were investigated over a period of 6 months to determine the aetiological role of viruses in acute diarrhoea. Viral aetiological agents isolated were Rotaviruses in 12 (11 per cent) cases, Adenoviruses in 3 (3 per cent) cases, coronavirus and astroviruses in two (2 per cent) cases each. Non-viral isolates were Cryptosporidium and Salmonella typhimurium in two cases each, and Entamoeba histolytica and Shigella flexneri in one case each.
Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India.
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D000257:Adenoviridae Infections; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018352:Coronavirus Infections; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D001257:Mamastrovirus; D012400:Rotavirus Infections