[Pathogens of high incidence of other infectious diarrhea in Guangdong Province, from November 2008 to January 2009].
From November 2008 to January 2009, a sharp increase of diarrhea in children in Guangdong province appeared, we randomly collected 53 stool specimens from out-patient children with dirrhea in 3 major hospitals (Guangzhou City Children's Hospital, Shenzhen Baoan District Maternal and Child Health Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University). Rotavirus and calicivirus were screened by ELISA and RT-PCR. We found 29 cases of rotavirus infection with diverse serotypes. Only four cases were identified as calicivirus infection. The result indicated that rotavirus was a major pathogen of this high incidence of diarrhea from November 2008 to January 2009 in Guangdong Province.
Li
Dan-Di
DD
State Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, Institute of Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing 100052, China. dandili@126.com
Li
Hui
H
Guo
Ru-Ning
RN
Cheng
Wei-Xia
WX
Liu
Na
N
Yu
Jie-Mei
JM
Lan
Bei
B
Xie
Jin-Xin
JX
Duan
Zhao-Jun
ZJ
D017677:Age Distribution; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D012703:Serotyping