Rodzinne zakażenia rotawirusowe – przypadek z omówieniem / Rotavirus infections in a family: a case study
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Rotaviruses are the most important etiologic agents of acute gastroenteritis in children in Poland. Infection is typically less severe in adults. Household transmission may disrupt daily routine in the family. The article presents and discusses a case of a family rotavirus infection.
Agnieszka Sikora-Wiórkowska, Ewa Pernach, Krzysztof Wiórkowski,
Nieżyt żołądkowo-jelitowy o etiologii rotawirusowej u dzieci hospitalizowanych na Oddziale Dziecięcym w Wojewódzkim Szpitalu Specjalistycznym w Lublinie w latach 2015-2017 / Acute diarrhoea inducted by rotavirus detected within children hospitalized at the Department of Pediatric in Provincial Specialized Hospital in Lublin throughout 2015-2017
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Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the epidemiology and course of rotavirus infection detected in children hospitalized at the Department of Pediatric in Provincial Specialized Hospital in Lublin throughout in 2015-2017.
Materials and methods: Retrospective analysis of medical records of 564 patients diagnozed with rotavirus gastroenterocolitis.
Results: Over the study period, 2008 children with acute gastroenterocolitis were hospitalized. Rotavirus-related diarrhoea was diagnozed in 563 (28%) cases. The mean age of admitted patients was 2,67 years. In the analyzed group, 46% were children aged 1-3 years. The mean length of hospitalization was 5,2 days. The mean time of symptoms was: fever-1,9 days, vomiting-2 days and diarrhoea-4,5 days.
Conclusions: Rotavirus infections are important cause of children’s diarrhoea, concerning mainly patients under 3 years of age. Rotavirus infection can lead to many serious complications.
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