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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Epidemiological and clinical features of rotavirus associated acute infantile diarrhoea in Cairo, Egypt
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, Volume 35, No. 5, Year 1989
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Rotavirus was looked for in stool specimens from 200 randomly chosen infants and children aged 1-24 months presenting with acute diarrhoea of not more than 5 days duration at the Bab El-Sha'reya University Hospital during a 12-month period (January-December 1986).Forty per cent of cases were positive for rotavirus by the ELISA technique. Considering the seasonal pattern, during the hot months May to August, the monthly percentage of rotavirus positive cases ranged from 24 to 32 per cent while during the rest of the year, the range was from 37 to 60 per cent. There was no statistically significant difference between the rotavirus positive and negative cases as regards mean age in months (9.5 ± 5.1 and 9.2 ± 5.5, respectively), type of feeding or nutritional status. However, rotavirus positive cases were significantly more likely to present earlier, to have watery stools, to vomit or even to have vomiting before the onset of diarrhoea and to have respiratory symptoms. On the other hand, the means of dehydration score, rectal temperature and serum Na+ were not significantly different between the two groups. © 1989 Oxford University Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
El-Mougi, Mahmoud T.
Egypt, Cairo
Al-azhar University
Amer, A.
Egypt, Cairo
Al-azhar University
El-abhar, A.
Egypt, Cairo
Al-azhar University
Hughes, J.
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
El-Shafie, Ali Mohammed
Egypt, Shibin el Kom
Menoufia University Faculty of Medicine
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Citations: 26
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/tropej/35.5.230
ISSN:
01426338
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Egypt