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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Acute infantile gastroenteritis associated with human enteric viruses in Tunisia
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Volume 46, No. 4, Year 2008
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Description
This prospective study, conducted from January 2003 to June 2005, investigated the incidence and the clinical role of various enteric viruses responsible for infantile gastroenteritis in 632 Tunisian children presenting in dispensaries (380 children) or hospitalized (252 children) for acute diarrhea. At least one enteric virus was found in each of 276 samples (43.7%). A single pathogen was observed in 234 samples, and mixed infections were found in 42 samples. In terms of frequency, rotavirus and norovirus were detected in 22.5 and 17.4% of the samples, respectively, followed by astrovirus (4.1%), Aichi virus (3.5%), adenovirus types 40 and 41 (2.7%), and sapovirus (1.0%). The seasonal distribution of viral gastroenteritis showed a winter peak but also an unusual peak from May to September. The severity of the diarrhea was evaluated for hospitalized infants. No significant differences were observed between rotavirus and norovirus infections with regard to the incidence and the clinical severity of the disease, especially in dehydration. Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sdiri-Loulizi, Khira
Tunisia, Monastir
Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir
Gharbi-Khélifi, Hakima
Tunisia, Monastir
Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir
de Rougemont, Alexis
France, Dijon
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon Bourgogne
Chouchane, Slaheddine
Tunisia, Monastir
Chu Fattouma-bourguiba
Sakly, Nabil
Tunisia, Monastir
Chu Fattouma-bourguiba
Ambert-Balay, Katia
France, Dijon
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon Bourgogne
Hassine-Zaafrane, Mouna
Tunisia, Monastir
Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir
Gueddiche, Mohamed Néji
Tunisia, Monastir
Chu Fattouma-bourguiba
Aouni, Mahjoub
Tunisia, Monastir
Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir
Pothier, Pierre
France, Dijon
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon Bourgogne
Statistics
Citations: 183
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1128/JCM.02438-07
ISSN:
00951137
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Tunisia