[Etiological study on sporadic viral gastroenteritis among adult in Beijing].
OBJECTIVE
To understand the infection and epidemiology of norovirus and rotavirus and enteral adenovirus among adult with sporadic viral gastroenteritis in Beijing and provide theoretical basis for clinical prevention and control.


METHODS
Stool specimens were collected from all 312 sporadic outpatient among adult with non-cholera watery diarrhea in Infectious Disease Department of Peking University People's Hospital 2005-2006. PAGE were used for detection of rotavirus RNA in stool specimens; R-Biopharm RIDASCREEN norovirus and RIDASCREEN adenovirus were used for detection of norovirus and adenovirus.


RESULTS
Rotavirus RNA was not present in all 312 stool specimens; Norovirus was present in 17.6% (22/125) and in 32.4% (11/34) in October; Adenovirus was present in 3.3% (3/92); Mixed infections of norovirus and adenovirus was present in 1 stool specimen.


CONCLUSIONS
Norovirus is more common etiologic agents of sporadic acute viral gastroenteritis among adult in Beijing, The infection peak of norovirus is in autumn. Maybe the infection of rotavirus is few.
Chen
Mei-Fang
MF
Infectious Disease Department of Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China.
Gao
Yan
Y
Cong
Xu
X
Sun
Chun-Lin
CL
Zhu
Jian-Ying
JY
Xi
Meng
M
Guo
Xiao-Ling
XL
Yang
Xia
X
Li
Ying
Y
Wei
Lai
L
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029322:Norovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D055815:Young Adult