Mendis L, de Silva D, Soysa P, Lamabadusuriya S P
Faculty of Medicine, Colombo.
J Diarrhoeal Dis Res. 1990 Sep;8(3):90-3.
Seasonal and clinical aspects of rotavirus-associated diarrhoea in 98 of the 326 children hospitalised for diarrhoea are described. Rotavirus infection was detected (30% overall) throughout the year from May 1980 to April 1981, but the prevalence was higher during the rainy season (40-50%). The age group in which rotavirus was detected most frequently was from 4 months to 2 years (34.6%). Watery diarrhoea and vomiting were significantly commoner in children with rotavirus diarrhoea (75% and 71% respectively) than those with non-rotavirus diarrhoea (54.2% and 60.8% respectively; p less than 0.05). Although about 15% of the children with rotavirus-associated diarrhoea showed blood or mucus in stools, the invasive nature of rotavirus infection cannot be drawn since the study did not include tests to detect other diarrhoeal pathogens.
本文描述了326名因腹泻住院儿童中的98名与轮状病毒相关腹泻的季节性和临床特征。1980年5月至1981年4月全年均检测到轮状病毒感染（总体感染率为30%），但雨季患病率更高（40%-50%）。轮状病毒检出率最高的年龄组为4个月至2岁（34.6%）。与非轮状病毒腹泻患儿相比，轮状病毒腹泻患儿出现水样腹泻和呕吐的情况更为常见（分别为75%和71%，而非轮状病毒腹泻患儿分别为54.2%和60.8%；p<0.05）。虽然约15%的轮状病毒相关腹泻患儿粪便中出现血液或黏液，但由于该研究未包括检测其他腹泻病原体的试验，因此无法得出轮状病毒感染具有侵袭性的结论。
