title: Clinical characteristics of rotavirus diarrhea in hospitalized Romanian infants.
abstract: Clinical characteristics of rotavirus enteritis were evaluated by comparison with acute diarrhea of other etiologies. We reviewed the medical records of children (aged 0-12 months) admitted with acute diarrhea in our hospital between January and December 2011. Of the 839 patients, 49.3% had rotavirus diarrhea. The incidence of severe disease was significantly higher for rotavirus diarrhea (65.2%, P < 0.01) than for other types of diarrheal disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Grigore Alexandrescu Emergency Children's Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. glesanu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lesanu
authors.forename: Cristina Adriana
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Becheanu
authors.forename: Raluca Maria
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Vlad
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pacurar
authors.forename: Iulia Florentina
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Tincu
authors.forename: Roxana Elena
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Smadeanu
mesh_terms: D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology