The Prevalence of Rotavirus and Adenovirus in the Childhood Gastroenteritis

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OZSARI T., Bora G., KAYA B., Yakut K.

JUNDISHAPUR JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, vol.9, no.6, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5812/jjm.34867
  • Journal Name: JUNDISHAPUR JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Gastroenteritis, Children, Rotavirus, Adenovirus, East Anatolia, CHILDREN, VACCINE
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Acute gastroenteritis stemming from viral causes is very common during the childhood period. Rotavirus and enteric adenovirus are the most common factors of acute gastroenteritis encountered in infants and children. However, the epidemiology of rotavirus and enteric adenovirus gastroenteritis in the east Anatolia region is not well-known.