National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Rotavirus is a leading cause of severe acute gastroenteritis requiring hospitalization among infants and young children worldwide. Data on rotavirus disease burden are needed across India to support credible, evidence-based decisions regarding any intervention. This pilot study was taken up to estimate the prevalence of rotavirus diarrhoea in children younger than 5 years of age in a tertiary health care setting. Stool specimens were collected from children aged less than 5 years suffering from acute watery diarrhoea admitted in the paediatric ward Guntur medical college / hospital, Guntur and rotavirus antigen was detected in stool samples by Enzyme Immunoassay. Out of 44 stool specimens tested, rotavirus was detected in 11 (25%) samples. High prevalence of rotavirus diarrhoea was seen in children aged 6 months to 11 months 36.4% followed by 12 months to 23 months 27.3%. Among rotavirus positive children 72.7% were males and 27.3% were females. Hence rotavirus diarrhoea accounts for a large proportion of diarrheal disease in hospitalized children less than 5 years.
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