Seasonal Prevalence of Acute Gastroenteritis, Enteric Adenovirus and Rotavirus Antigen: Immunochromatographic Presence in Children
Serkan Sugecti, F. Kocer, Ugur Celen, Pervin Taskin Azakli, Sevinc Yenice
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): Serkan Sugecti, F. Kocer, Ugur Celen, Pervin Taskin Azakli, Sevinc Yenice | Yıl: 2015 | Dergi/Kurum: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTION | İndeks: WOS.ESCI | DOI: 10.5152/ced.2015.2018 | Anahtar Kelimeler: Enteric adenovirus, rotavirus, immunochromatography, prevalence — Özet: O
Objective: This study aims to investigate the prevalence of rotavirus (RV) and adenoviruses (EAV) during different seasons in children aged between 0 and 14 years who were diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis.
Materials and Methods: In 2014, the prevalence of rotavirus and adenovirus antigens was investigated using immunochromatographic methods, i.e., rotavirus and adenovirus antigen kits (Ameritek one step rapid test adenovirus/rotavirus complex 2 - panel card test), on 3258 patients who provided their stool samples and were diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis on admission to our hospital. Data were retroactively obtained from the laboratory database.
Results: The viral antigen was detected in 638 (19.6 %) of 3258 patients. Rotavirus was detected in 590 (18.1 %) samples and adenovirus was detected in 48 (1.5 %). Furthermore, this study demonstrated that rotavirus antigen positivity was higher in the spring, while enteric adenovirus positivity was higher in the summer.
Conclusion: It is important to clinically identify the prevalence of rotavirus and enteric adenovirus antigens in stool samples. Moreover, it is considered a necessity to routinely investigate rotavirus and enteric adenovirus antigens because of climate conditions in our region which are susceptible for gastroenteritis cases.