Prevalence of rotaviral diarrhoea in under-five hospitalized children in a tertiary care hospital of Eastern India
Joint Authors
Sarangi, Rachita
Rath, Shakti
Dash, Mrutyunjay
Rath, Birakishore
Lenka, Rajesh K.
Padhy, Rabindra N.
Source
Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
Issue
Vol. 63, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2015), pp.46-51, 6 p.
Publisher
Egyptian Pediatric Association
Publication Date
2015-06-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background: To monitor the prevalence of rotaviral diarrhoea in under-5 children (U5C) as a retrospective study in a tertiary care hospital during 1 year.
Methods: Suspected stool samples were diagnosed for rotavirus by an enzyme immunoassay kit.
The same stool samples were diagnosed for the detection of any secondary bacterial infection through routine microbiological diagnosis.
Results and conclusions: Of the total 265 stool samples, 123 were diagnosed positive with rotaviral infection, of which, 59 (50.86%) samples were from children in the age group of 0–12 months; further, 28 (41.79%), 17 (58.52%), 14 (35.71%) and 5 (46.41%) were from age groups, 13–24, 25–36, 37–48 and 49–60 months, respectively.
Cases of secondary bacteremia were with Klebsiella sp., Enterobacter sp., Escherichia coli and Shigella sp.
in the stool samples in age groups as given: 14 (0–12 month), 3 (13–24 month), 2 (37–48 month) and 1 (25–36 month).
Of the total 123 rotaviral positive infants, 62 patients had fever and 100 patients had vomiting; while, 57, 47 and 10 patients
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sarangi, Rachita& Rath, Shakti& Dash, Mrutyunjay& Rath, Birakishore& Lenka, Rajesh K.& Padhy, Rabindra N.. 2015. Prevalence of rotaviral diarrhoea in under-five hospitalized children in a tertiary care hospital of Eastern India. Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette،Vol. 63, no. 2, pp.46-51.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-591962
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sarangi, Rachita…[et al.]. Prevalence of rotaviral diarrhoea in under-five hospitalized children in a tertiary care hospital of Eastern India. Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette Vol. 63, no. 2 (Jun. 2015), pp.46-51.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-591962
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sarangi, Rachita& Rath, Shakti& Dash, Mrutyunjay& Rath, Birakishore& Lenka, Rajesh K.& Padhy, Rabindra N.. Prevalence of rotaviral diarrhoea in under-five hospitalized children in a tertiary care hospital of Eastern India. Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette. 2015. Vol. 63, no. 2, pp.46-51.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-591962
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 50-51
Record ID
BIM-591962