Rotavirus Enteritis in Children an Clinical Analysis of 35 cases
- VernacularTitle:轮状病毒肠炎35例分析
- Author:
Xiaoyun WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Journal of Third Military Medical University
1983;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
35 cases of rotavirus enteritis occurring in months from September to December of 1980 and 1981 were reported. Typical rotavirus particles were found in 35 out of 54 stool specimens examined with electron microscope. The positive rate of EM was 64.8%.The age of the patients was ranged from 4 months to 2 years; 65.7% of them were 6 to 12 months old. There were 22 males and 13 females.The clinical manifestations consisted of diarrhoea, fever(80%), vomiting (62.8%), mild-to-moderate dehydration(85.7%), and metabolic acidosis(37.17%), upper respiratory infection symptoms(4g.57%). In 40% of the cases, the white cells in the feces were increased in number. Secondary bacterial infection occurred in 4 cases( 11%),which was higher than that of other reports.The main route of transmission was fecal-oral; the presence of respiratory symptoms in some patients suggested the possibility of air-borne spreading.The incidence of this disease was low in the new borns. It is most likely that they arc protected with the passive immunity obtained through the placenta. Furthermore, the structural and physiological characteristics of the gastro-intestinal tract of the neonatus are also contributive to reduce the disease in them.
