Prevalence of enteric adenoviruses among children with diarrhea in four Brazilian cities.
BACKGROUND
Enteric adenoviruses are related to child diarrhea and appear to be spread worldwide.


OBJECTIVE
The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of enteric adenovirus infection among children in four Brazilian cities.


METHODS
stool specimens were collected from children under 5 years of age with acute diarrhea.


CONCLUSIONS
Enteric adenoviruses were detected in 1.55% (n=1420) of the samples analyzed indicating the circulation of these viruses among Brazilian children in association to diarrheal disease. These agents were isolated throughout the year demonstrating no specific seasonal distribution. Also, no pattern of serotype distribution between the cities was observed.
Soares
Caroline C
CC
Departamento de Virologia, Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária, CCS-Bl. I, IIha do Fundão, RJ, 21.941-590, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Volotão
Eduardo M
EM
Albuquerque
Maria Carolina M
MC
da Silva
Fabiano M
FM
de Carvalho
Tatiane R B
TR
Nozawa
Carlos M
CM
Linhares
Rosa E
RE
Santos
Norma
N
D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons; D014505:Urban Population