Epidemiological aspects of rotavirus and adenovirus in hospitalized children with diarrhea: a 5-year survey in Beijing.
BACKGROUND
Diarrhea caused by viruses is a global problem among young children. We investigated two of the most important agents, rotavirus and adenovirus, to provide epidemiological evidence for a better understanding of their role among children with acute diarrhea.


METHODS
A total of 3147 hospitalized children were enrolled in the study during 2010 ~ 2014. Antigen testing for rotavirus and DNA testing for adenovirus were performed on stool specimens collected from participants.


RESULTS
There were 1985 cases of community-acquired diarrhea (CAD) and 1162 cases of hospital-acquired diarrhea (HAD). A total of 692 cases (22.0 %) were positive for rotavirus. Rotavirus was detected in more children with HAD than in those with CAD (24.6 %; 286/1162 vs. 20.5 %; 406/1985). A total of 324 cases (10.3 %) were adenovirus positive. There was a significant difference between the CAD group and HAD group (9.5 %; 188/1985 vs. 11.7 %; 136/1162: χ2= 3.957, p = 0.047). Co-infection was found in only 35 children (1.11 %), and the co-infection rate was similar between the CAD and HAD groups (χ2= 1.174, p = 0.279). There was no association between sex and the detection rate of these viruses. The positive rate was significantly different for rotavirus among CAD cases (χ2= 27.979, p < 0.001) and for adenovirus (χ2= 34.362, p < 0.001) in the five age groups. Compared with the other four age groups (15.8-19.8 %), the prevalence of rotaviruses was highest among children aged 12-24 months (28.6 %). Adenovirus was detected in 3.6 % of neonates compared with 5.8 % of infants from 1 to 6 months old; this increased to 12.0-13.8 % in children over 6 months of age. In HAD cases, age differences were not found for rotavirus and adenovirus. Seasonal variation of rotavirus was observed, with peaks in November and December and with through in July and August; however, no clear seasonal pattern was found for adenovirus.


CONCLUSIONS
Detection rates for rotavirus and adenovirus were significantly higher in children with HAD than those with CAD, but co-infection was very low. A high prevalence of rotavirus was identified in neonates with diarrhea. Vaccination for rotavirus gastroenteritis should be considered in neonates.
laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, China.
Liying
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2480-3732
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Liu
laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, China. yqianbjc@263.net.
Yuan
Y
Qian
laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, China.
You
Y
Zhang
laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, China.
Linqing
L
Zhao
laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, China.
Liping
L
Jia
laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, China.
Huijing
H
Dong
Adenovirus; Children; Diarrhea; Gastroenteritis; Hospitalization; Rotavirus
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