在南非共和国布什布克里奇的马普拉嫩医院对五岁以下腹泻儿童的轮状病毒检测
Detection of rotavirus in children under five years of age presenting with diarrhoea at Mapulaneng Hospital at Bushbuckeridge, Republic of South Africa.
作者信息
Tswana S A, Mitchell J O, Richards P D
机构信息
University of North, Department of Medical Sciences, Pietersburg, South Africa.
出版信息
Cent Afr J Med. 1998 Dec;44(12):305-7.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the incidence of Rotavirus infection in children under five years of age presenting with diarrhoea.
DESIGN
Cross sectional study.
SETTING
Mapulaneng Hospital, Bushbuckridge, Republic of South Africa.
SUBJECTS
50 children under five years of age presenting with diarrhoea.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Rotavirus seroprevalence.
RESULTS
Out of 50, 24 (48%) had detectable Rotavirus particles in their stools. The highest incidence of infection was observed among the seven to 12 months age group. Out of the 245 positive subjects 22 (91.7%) were breast fed.
CONCLUSION
This study shows that diarrhoea in children under five years of age is probably caused by Rotavirus in Bushbuckridge. We therefore recommend that all children presenting with diarrhoea should be screened for Rotavirus.
目的
确定五岁以下腹泻儿童中轮状病毒感染的发生率。
设计
横断面研究。
地点
南非共和国布什巴克里奇的马普拉嫩医院。
研究对象
50名五岁以下腹泻儿童。
主要观察指标
轮状病毒血清阳性率。
结果
50名儿童中，24名（48%）粪便中可检测到轮状病毒颗粒。感染发生率最高的是7至12个月龄组。在24名阳性受试者中，22名（91.7%）为母乳喂养。
结论
本研究表明，在布什巴克里奇，五岁以下儿童腹泻可能由轮状病毒引起。因此，我们建议对所有腹泻儿童进行轮状病毒筛查。
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