Caracciolo Sonia, Minini Chiara, Colombrita Domenico, Foresti Ida, Avolio Manuela, Tosti Giorgio, Fiorentini Simona, Caruso Arnaldo
Department of Applied and Experimental Medicine, Section of Microbiology, University of Brescia Medical School, Brescia, Italy.
New Microbiol. 2007 Jan;30(1):49-52.
This study was performed to investigate the role of Noroviruses (NV) in sporadic cases of acute diarrhoea among hospitalized children in Brescia Hospital. NV were the most frequently involved viruses (23.7%) and were more common in children >5 years (23/63) than in children <5 years (6/59). The majority of the NV-positive specimens belonged to genotype II (GII). The frequency of rotavirus, enteric adenovirus and astrovirus was 12.2%, 1.6% and 2.4%, respectively. Results obtained confirm the relevance of NV as a causative agent of pediatric diarrhoea and highlight the need for continued surveillance of NV to prevent and control virus spreading.
本研究旨在调查诺如病毒（NV）在布雷西亚医院住院儿童散发性急性腹泻病例中的作用。NV是最常涉及的病毒（23.7%），在5岁以上儿童（23/63）中比5岁以下儿童（6/59）更常见。大多数NV阳性标本属于II型基因型（GII）。轮状病毒、肠道腺病毒和星状病毒的检出率分别为12.2%、1.6%和2.4%。获得的结果证实了NV作为儿童腹泻病原体的相关性，并强调需要持续监测NV以预防和控制病毒传播。
