Clinical Characteristics of Norovirus infection with Acute Viral Diarrhea of Yangzhou City
10.3969/j.issn.1671-7414.2014.05.019
- VernacularTitle:扬州地区急性散发性诺如病毒感染性腹泻的临床特点分析
- Author:
Youjiang ZHANG
;
Ming CHENG
;
Jianguo HOU
;
Jin ZHANG
;
Qin XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
norovirus;
infectious diarrhea;
clinical features
- From:
Journal of Modern Laboratory Medicine
2014;(5):80-82
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical and epidemiological characteristics in 55 patients with Acute Viral Diarrhea caused by Norovirus.And provide basis for preventing and controlling the spread of the disease.Methods A total of 5 1 3 fe-cal samples of diarrhea cases from 3 surveillance hospitals in 2013 from January to December were collected,analyzed the clinical date and detected Norovirus useing RT-PCR.Results The number of Norovirus positive was 55,positive rate was 10.7%.There were significant differences between Norovirus infection and not infected patients for age (χ2=4.27,P<0.05),then there were no significant differences between Norovirus infection and not infected patients for gender,employ-ment,whether food pathogenic diseases (χ2=0.086~3.21,P>0.05).The clinical symptoms of acute gastroenteritis pa-tients caused by Norovirus infection was fever (χ2=4.6,P<0.05),there were no significant differences for diarrhea (≥5 times/day),bellgache,vomiting,nausea (χ2=0.139~3.636,P>0.05).Conclusion Norovirus is common pathogens of a-cute diarrhoea,which incidence is higher.Clinical symptoms alone is difficult to differentiate with other diarrheaphases.The confirmed diagnosis is depended on the etiology.
