Rotavirus and norovirus in pediatric healthcare-associated gastroenteritis

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Jumi Yi, Emory University; Bethany K. Sederdahl, Emory University; Kelly Wahl, Emory University; Robert R. Jerris, Emory University; Colleen Kraft, Emory University; Colleen S. McCracken, Emory University; Scott Gillespie, Emory University; Amy Kirby, Emory University; Andrea Shane, Emory University; Christine Moe, Emory University; Evan Anderson, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2016-08-29
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © The Author 2016.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw181
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
• ISSN: 2328-8957
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 4
• Start Page: ofw181
• End Page: ofw181
• Grant/Funding Information: This study was supported by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant No. 2011-68003-30395 from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
• Keywords: healthcare-associated; gastroenteritis; rotavirus; norovirus
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Pathology; Health Sciences, General

Abstract

Rotavirus and norovirus are important etiologies of gastroenteritis among hospitalized children. During 2012-2013, we tested 207 residual stool specimens from children with healthcareassociated vomiting and/or diarrhea for rotavirus and norovirus. Twenty (10%) were rotavirus positive, and 3 (3%) were norovirus positive, stressing the importance of these pathogens in hospitalized children.