Molecular epidemiology and clinical manifestations of viral gastroenteritis in hospitalized pediatric patients in Northern Taiwan

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jun;45(6):2054-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01519-06. Epub 2007 Apr 18.

Abstract

By reverse transcription-PCR or PCR, among 257 children with nonbacterial acute gastroenteritis (AGE), rotavirus, norovirus, astrovirus, enteric adenovirus, and multiple viruses were identified in 78 (30.4%), 21 (8.2%), 7 (2.7%), 51 (19.8%), and 53 (20.6%) patients, respectively. Higher disease severity was found for AGE caused by multiple viruses and by rotavirus alone. The majority of rotaviruses isolated from 2004 to 2006 belonged to genotypes G1 (20.4%), G2 (16.5%), G3 (27.2%), and G9 (21.4%).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Feces / virology
  • Female
  • Gastroenteritis* / epidemiology
  • Gastroenteritis* / physiopathology
  • Gastroenteritis* / virology
  • Hospitalization*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Molecular Epidemiology*
  • Rotavirus / classification
  • Rotavirus / genetics
  • Rotavirus / isolation & purification
  • Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Rotavirus Infections / physiopathology
  • Rotavirus Infections / virology
  • Seasons
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Taiwan / epidemiology
  • Virus Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Virus Diseases* / physiopathology
  • Virus Diseases* / virology
  • Viruses* / classification
  • Viruses* / genetics
  • Viruses* / isolation & purification