Norovirus highly prevalent cause of endemic acute diarrhea in children in the peruvian Amazon

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Sep;28(9):844-7. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181a24730.

Abstract

To determine the burden of norovirus infections in children stools from a longitudinal community cohort were evaluated using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Norovirus was detected in 21.3% of diarrheal and 8.0% of nondiarrheal stools (P < 0.01). Norovirus diarrhea was highly associated with age and the odds ratio for norovirus diarrhea fell by 2.8% per month (OR = 0.97, 95% CI: 0.95-0.99). Norovirus seems to be an important etiology of community acquired diarrhea in this study population.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology*
  • Caliciviridae Infections / virology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / virology
  • Diarrhea / epidemiology*
  • Diarrhea / virology
  • Female
  • Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
  • Gastroenteritis / virology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Norovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Peru / epidemiology
  • Prevalence