background: rotavirus is a major cause of acute diarrhea in children worldwide. it is an important cause of death among young children in developing countries. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of rotavirus infection in children less than five years old hospitalized for gastroenteritis in jahrom.   methods: one hundred and two stool samples were collected from children less t...

Epidemic gastroenteritis was transmitted to human volunteers by the oral administration of fecal filtrates. The original inocula were obtained from patients in a natural outbreak which occurred at Marcy State Hospital in the winter of 1946-47. The experimental disease closely resembled that of the donors. The incubation period ranged from I to 5 days, with a mean of 3 days. The disease was carr...

Introduction: Acute gastroenteritis is a major cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality around the world. It remains frequent reason for infection-related admissions to emergency units among all age groups. Epidemiologic knowledge about etiology in certain area allows early correct diagnosis. The current study aimed at evaluating prevalence bacterial, viral, parasitic pathogens children with ...

Gastroenteritis in piglets after weaning is a common disease that significantly reduces feeding efficiency, impairs performance and leads to financial losses. In this paper, we have proposed method for the prevention of gastroenteritis by neutralizing provender lectins with glucosamine (GluA). Lectin proteins are anti-nutritional factors one etiological causing gastroenteritis. our vitro experi...

BACKGROUND Viral pathogens are the main cause of acute gastroenteritis in developed and developing countries. Rotavirus and adenovirus are the two important agents associated with hospitalization for diarrhea especially in children. Limitation and control of diarrhea as a costly disease must be considered in national health programs. OBJECTIVES Epidemiological studies on viral diarrhea and co...

Background: Acute viral gastroenteritis is a common illness in young children. Rotavirus, norovirus and enteric adenovirus are the major agents for viral gastroenteritis. Their detection rates have gradually increased in Korea. Our aim was to monitor the epidemiologic characteristics of the aforementioned viruses and to determine the laboratory and clinical characteristics of pediatric patients...

Objective: This study set out to assess sex differences and seasonal variations in Pediatric Infectious Diseases (PID) admissions. Methods: One year retrospective of PID admissions was conducted among children aged one month 15 years. Relevant information retrieved from patients’ hospital records were dates admission discharge, age, sex, final diagnoses outcome. Results: Of 1,035 assessed, 603 ...

In an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in an institution for the mentally retarded at Otofuke, Hokkaido, Japan, virus-like particles were observed by electron microscopy in five of seven stool specimens from the patients. The particles had 10 rod-shaped and 10 round projections or capsomeres on the periphery, measured 35 to 40 nm in diameter, and had a buoyant density of 1.35 to 1.37 g/ml in c...