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- Title
Viral infection among children under the age of 5 with diarrhea in Shenyang from 2018 to 2020: A hospital‐based study.
- Authors
Dong, Xinxin; Qi, Ying; Chai, Ruiyu; Xu, Han; Wang, Jin; Wang, Yingshuang; Chen, Ye; Zhang, Linlin; Lu, Ying; Chen, Huijie; Yao, Yan
- Abstract
Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death among children, especially in the age under 5, but few studies are available on viral diarrhea in Shenyang. To understand the infection status and the relevant epidemiological characteristics of viral diarrhea and to fill gaps of the distribution of viruses across Shenyang in children under the age of 5 with diarrhea, from 2018 to 2020, stool specimens of children with diarrhea aged 0–59 months and surveillance data were collected in Sentinel Hospital of Shenyang. Specimens were then tested to determine the type of viruses, the seasonal and spatial patterns for major viruses were determined. Viruses were identified in 47.9% of the 897 samples from children with diarrhea. The main viruses of stool samples were rotavirus (16.9%, predominant type G9P[8]), calicivirus (14.7%), adenovirus (11.8%), and astrovirus (4.5%). Viral infections were mainly detected in the age of 0–12 months. In the area of Shenyang, Huanggu had the most cases (198, 22.1%), followed by Dadong (137, 15.3%) and Hunnan (135, 15.1%). The positive rate of viruses varied among patients of different ages, seasons, and regions. Public health entities and the government should develop corresponding measures for different age groups, seasons, and regions. Highlights: Occurrence of enteric virus infections in cases of virus diarrhea.Rotavirus is the predominant viral agents infecting hospitalized children under the age of five.Infection rate of viruses varied over the place in both urban and rural areas of Shenyang.
- Subjects
SHENYANG (Liaoning Sheng, China); VIRUS diseases; VIRAL diarrhea; DIARRHEA; CHILD mortality; INTESTINAL infections
- Publication
Journal of Medical Virology, 2022, Vol 94, Issue 6, p2662
- ISSN
0146-6615
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jmv.27511