[Studies on epidemic feature of enteric adenoviruses infection in feces of infants with diarrhea in Shenzhen].
OBJECTIVE
To estimate the enteric adenoviruses infection in feces of infants with diarrhea in Shenzhen.


METHODS
All 195 fecal samples of infants were tested by PCR. Amplimers were analysed by Rsa I endonucleases and the type of enteric adenovirus identified.


RESULTS
The positive rate of adenovirus DNA in fecal samples was 13.33% (26/195) while the prevalence rates of enteric adenovirus type 40, adenovirus type 41 and the other type of adenovirus were 2.56% (5/195), 8.21% (16/195) and 2.56% (5/195) respectively. Fever was the characteristic symptom of adenovirus infection.


CONCLUSIONS
Enteric adenovirus type 40 and 41 were important pathogens which caused infant diarrhea in Shenzhen, with latter the majorty.
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Shenzhen Health and Anti-epidemic Station, Guangdong Shenzhen 518020, China.
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D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000821:virology*; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction