Remark on viral diarrhea in 158 cases of children with acute diarrhea in DucTrong Hospital for 3 years (1994-1997):
- Author:
Tho Le
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diarrhea
- MeSH:
diagnosis;
Diarrhea;
child;
Viruses
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2002;12(1):25-28
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
To identify the viral cause in children with acute diarrhoea in §ucTrong hospital - LamDong province, 158 stool specimens of children with Acute diarrhoea have been collected and identified for rotavirus, adenovirus and snow mountain virus. The result were compared with 151 stool specimens of healthy children in the same time for 3 years (1994-1997). Results of the study showed: the viral positive was found in 52.2% of the diarrheal group. While it was 1.3% in the Healthy Control Group. Among the viral positive, the rotavirus is 50%, Astrovirus is 1.26%, snow mountain virus is 0.67% and adeno virus is 0.63%. For three years, three types of rotavirus has been identified in DucTrong, which are: Rotavirus type I (23/79), Rotavirus type II (13/79), rotavirus type IV (21/79) undifferent (22/79). The rotavirus type III has not been found in this time. The clinical characteristic of the viral diarrheal group has been found in 94.4% of children under 2 years, 81% of cases had vomiting. The dehydration including degree B and C according to the classification of WHO is from 84.74% to 95.34%.
