Jae-Sik Jeon1, Jae Kyung Kim2, Jeesuk Yu3, Jong Wan Kim1. 1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. 2. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Korea. 3. Department of Pediatrics, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study was performed to investigate the epidemiology of enterovirus (EV) infections in children at a single hospital during recent 5 years. This study was preformed from December 2008 to November 2013. METHODS: We subjected 1,067 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens from 1,053 patients and 678 stool specimens from 665 patients using real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction tests that could detect EV. The data were analyzed according to seasonality and patient age and sex. RESULTS: During this period, 176 of the total 1,053 patients (16.81%) were positive for EV in CSF. The highest rate of EV-positive samples occurred in children less than 1 year of age (114/176, 64.77%), and the most prevalent month was June. The results for CSF and stool specimens were concordant in 545 (80.38%) of 678 cases. CONCLUSION: We described the epidemiological analytic data of the EV in the population of Cheonan, South Korea. The combination of the CSF and stool specimen enhances the diagnostic yield. There is a need for continuous study of EV infections and its clinical manifestations.
BACKGROUND: This study was performed to investigate the epidemiology of enterovirus (EV) infections in children at a single hospital during recent 5 years. This study was preformed from December 2008 to November 2013. METHODS: We subjected 1,067 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens from 1,053 patients and 678 stool specimens from 665 patients using real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction tests that could detect EV. The data were analyzed according to seasonality and patient age and sex. RESULTS: During this period, 176 of the total 1,053 patients (16.81%) were positive for EV in CSF. The highest rate of EV-positive samples occurred in children less than 1 year of age (114/176, 64.77%), and the most prevalent month was June. The results for CSF and stool specimens were concordant in 545 (80.38%) of 678 cases. CONCLUSION: We described the epidemiological analytic data of the EV in the population of Cheonan, South Korea. The combination of the CSF and stool specimen enhances the diagnostic yield. There is a need for continuous study of EV infections and its clinical manifestations.
Authors: Ana Isabel Menasalvas-Ruiz; Carme Salvador-García; Antonio Moreno-Docón; Santiago Alfayate-Miguélez; Carlos Pérez Cánovas; Manuel Sánchez-Solís Journal: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin Date: 2012-12-11 Impact factor: 1.731