Abolfazl Khoshdel1, Neda Parvin2, Abbas Doosti3, Fatemeh Famouri4. 1. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences , Shahrekord, Iran . 2. Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences , Shahrekord, Iran . 3. Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics, Islamic Azad University Shahrekord Branch , Shahrekord, Iran . 4. Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan, Iran .
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Enteric adenoviruses 40 (Ad40) and adenovirus 41 (Ad41) have been shown to be a significant cause of paediatric gastroenteritis worldwide, but no data are available for nosocomial diarrhea due to adenovirus in Iran. AIM: The present study was performed to determine the incidence of Ad40 and Ad41 in children less than five years with nosocomial diarrhea in Shahrekord, southwest Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Adenovirus was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in stool samples collected during one year (2010-2011) from children less than five years with nosocomial diarrhea admitted to a paediatric center in Shahrekord, Iran. Nosocomial diarrhea was defined as those occurring more than 72 hours after admission to hospital for non-diarrheal causes. PCR technique was used for investigation of Ad40 and Ad41. RESULTS: In total of 100 samples, Ad40 and Ad41 DNA was found to be positive in 14/100 (14%), and 8/100 (8%) of diarrheic patients less than five years, respectively. CONCLUSION: Ad40 and Ad41 are important causes of nosocomial diarrhea in less than five-year, hospitalized Iranian children.
BACKGROUND: Enteric adenoviruses 40 (Ad40) and adenovirus 41 (Ad41) have been shown to be a significant cause of paediatric gastroenteritis worldwide, but no data are available for nosocomial diarrhea due to adenovirus in Iran. AIM: The present study was performed to determine the incidence of Ad40 and Ad41 in children less than five years with nosocomial diarrhea in Shahrekord, southwest Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Adenovirus was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in stool samples collected during one year (2010-2011) from children less than five years with nosocomial diarrhea admitted to a paediatric center in Shahrekord, Iran. Nosocomial diarrhea was defined as those occurring more than 72 hours after admission to hospital for non-diarrheal causes. PCR technique was used for investigation of Ad40 and Ad41. RESULTS: In total of 100 samples, Ad40 and Ad41 DNA was found to be positive in 14/100 (14%), and 8/100 (8%) of diarrheic patients less than five years, respectively. CONCLUSION: Ad40 and Ad41 are important causes of nosocomial diarrhea in less than five-year, hospitalized Iranian children.
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