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January 1, 1995Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen Access

Patients with enteric adenovirus gastroenteritis admitted to an Australian pediatric teaching hospital from 1981 to 1992

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4,473 fecal specimens collected from children hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis at the Royal…

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KGKeith GrimwoodRCRosemary CarzinoGBGraeme Barnes

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Overview

EAd may cause protracted diarrhea in children; observational data leave open whether routine detection improves outcomes.

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Population
4,473 fecal specimens collected from children hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, from 1981 to 1992.
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Comparator
Children with rotavirus infection (for clinical symptom comparison)
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Outcome
Prevalence and epidemiology of enteric adenovirus (EAd) types 40 and 41

Enteric adenoviruses account for a small fraction of hospitalized pediatric gastroenteritis but cause a more protracted illness than rotavirus.

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Grimwood et al. (1995) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7566c8756843cacbb1fe8bhttps://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.33.1.131-136.1995
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