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Rota virus Association diarrhea among children less than 5 years in Mosul city | ||
| Tikrit Journal of Pure Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 76-80 | ||
| Author | ||
| Nadya Ebraheem Salih | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In a survey of rotavirus induced diarrhea in 150 child less than 5 years referred to Ibn-Al-Atheer pediatric Hospital in Mosul city from 5th July 2007 to 5th August 2007. The stool specimens were investigated by Latex agglutination test (slidex – Rota kit, France) for the presence of RV antigen. The incidence of RV infection among children hospitalized with acute diarrhea was studied . Rotavirus was detected in 28.7% (43/47) of children with acute diarrhea. The peak incidence of RV diarrhea was seen in children aged 25-36 months (40%), furthermore, the present study shows the impact of different demographic variables on the positivety of rotavirus among children. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Diarrhea; Rotavirus | ||
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