- CODEN : IAJPBB
- issn 2349-7750
TITLE:
STUDY OF DISEASE TRANSMISSION AND CLINICAL FEATURES OF NOROVIRUS AND ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS IN YOUNG CHILDREN HOSPITALIZED WITH ACUTE DIARRHEA IN PAKISTAN
AUTHORS:
Dr Ahmad Ali, Dr Muhammad Afzal Khan , Dr Zaka Ullah
ABSTRACT:
Background/Purpose: Diarrhea is one of maximum recognized diseases in pediatrics globally. Authors led this current research for presence of norovirus in small offspring hospitalized in Pakistan for intense intestinal laxity with contrasting clinical features and rotavirus gastroenteritis. Methods: From February 2018 to January 2019, younger cases older than 6 years of age also admitted to the emergency department by intense intestinal laxity remained arbitrarily selected; and their fecal tests were pooled also verified for the proximity of rotavirus also norovirus by the compound immunoassay and a reverse-translation polymerase chain reaction, separately. The clinical appearances and research center results of recruited cases remained broken down. Results: The overall of 998 respondents remained selected by the mean time of 23.7} 15.8 months and a male range of 58.6%. Rotaviruses and noroviruses were identified in 21.3% and 15.7% of cases, all considered individually. Genogroup II was the dominant norovirus strain (82.7%). Youth aged 7 to 38 months accounted for most rotavirus and norovirus positive respondents (74.1% and 82.4%, individually). Norovirus contagions remained considered through regurgitation (75.8% vs. 75.9%, separately) and fever (95.8% vs. 71.3%, separately). Conclusion: Maximum of the young, struggling diarrheal respondents remained expected to have either norovirus or rotavirus disease. Cases having intestinal laxity due to a norovirus qualified an absence of fever or poor quality fever and a extended period of regurgitation, in contrast to respondents who were positive for rotavirus disease. The family background of current gastroenteritis might propose likelihood of norovirus disease. Keywords: severe diarrhea, norovirus, rotavirus, Pakistan, young children
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