Prevalence of rotavirus diarrhea among outpatients and hospitalized patients: a comparison.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2001 Sep; 32(3): 494-9
Article
Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-31905
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of rotavirus diarrhea was compared in two settings, among children attending outpatient clinics and those hospitalized (inpatients) at Pune, India. A total of 489 and 628 fecal specimens were collected during October 1993 to September 1996 from outpatients and inpatients respectively. Overall occurrence of rotavirus diarrhea was more among hospitalized children. Using the stratification on the variable age, it is shown that age is indeed a confounding variable. The important finding of the study was, in < or = 6 months age group, it was observed that the occurrence of rotavirus diarrhea was more in the outpatients (30.26%) than among the inpatients (10.11%). Children of this age group are likely to be partially protected by maternal antibodies. The effect of seasonality and sex distribution did not differ in the two settings. It was found that G2 serotype was the major cause of diarrhea among the outpatients.
Texte intégral:
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Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Patients en consultation externe
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Infections à rotavirus
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
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Prévalence
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Diarrhée
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Établissements de soins ambulatoires
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Hospitalisation
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Inde
Type d'étude:
Étude de prévalence
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Facteurs de risque
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Année:
2001
Type:
Article
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