Epidemiological characteristics of rotavirus infection in infants with diarrhea in Nanjing

VernacularTitle:南京地区婴幼儿腹泻轮状病毒感染的流行病学特征
Author: Hong HOU ; Ling GAO
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: rotavirus; infants; diarrhea; vaccine; epidemiology
From: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(18):2486-2487,2489
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the epidemiologic features of infant rotavirus (RV) diarrhea in Nanjing area .Methods The detection of group A rotavirus were performed on 7 325 outpatients from intestinal clinic of Nanjing Children′s Hospital by using immune colloidal gold method ,and the epidemiological analysis were did according to the detection results .Results In the 7 325 pa-tients ,2 353 were found rotavirus positive ,the total positive rate was 32 .12% .The positive rate of 1 -2 years old group was the highest(43 .51% ) ,compared with other age groups (P< 0 .05) .In November ,December and January ,the positive rates were 52 .20% ,46 .98% ,46 .59% ,respectively .Compared with the positive rate in other months ,there was statistically significant differ-ence(P<0 .05) .The infection rate of RV in vaccine group and non-vaccine group were 9 .06% and 38 .74% ,respectively .There was significant difference between the two groups .Conclusion Infants of 6 months to less than 3 years old in Nanjing have higher de-tection rate of RV infection ,and the infection peak appears in autumn and winter .