title: [Rotavirus infections in a paediatric hospital during 5 years].
abstract: Rotavirus is the major cause of gastroenteritis in children and the main cause of hospital acquired-infection in paediatric unit. We report the epidemiology of gastroenteritis in our hospital during five consecutive years. Rotavirus was involved in 13% of the patients. Seasonal peaks were observed in January and 45.8% of the patients were less than 6 month old. The rotavirus infection was hospital-acquired in 1/3 of the cases. During the winter period, the incidence of rotavirus nosocomial infection was 4.4%.
authors.affiliation: Service de microbiologie, hôpital Robert-Debré, 48, boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France. catherine.doit@rdb.aphp.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doit
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mariani-Kurkdjian
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bourrillon
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bingen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012621:Seasons