Rotavirus and Norovirus in Pediatric Healthcare-Associated Gastroenteritis

Jumi Yi; Bethany K Sederdahl; Kelly Wahl; Robert R Jerris; Colleen S Kraft; Courtney McCracken; Scott Gillespie; Amy E Kirby; Andi L Shane; Christine L Moe; Evan J Anderson

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofw181

Rotavirus and Norovirus in Pediatric Healthcare-Associated Gastroenteritis

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Aug 30;3(4):ofw181. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw181. eCollection 2016 Oct.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics , Emory University School of Medicine.
² Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine; Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University.
³ Rollins School of Public Health , Emory University.
⁴ Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
⁵ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁶ Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine; Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
⁷ Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine; Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

Abstract

Rotavirus and norovirus are important etiologies of gastroenteritis among hospitalized children. During 2012-2013, we tested 207 residual stool specimens from children with healthcare-associated vomiting and/or diarrhea for rotavirus and norovirus. Twenty (10%) were rotavirus positive, and 3 (3%) were norovirus positive, stressing the importance of these pathogens in hospitalized children.

Keywords: gastroenteritis; healthcare-associated; norovirus; rotavirus.