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July 1, 1983Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen Access

Pediatric viral gastroenteritis during eight years of study

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Population

1,537 pediatric inpatients with gastroenteritis

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

8 years (January 1974 through July 1982)

Authors

CBCarl D. BrandtVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemHKH W KimChildren's NationalWRWilliam J. RodriguezCreighton University

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Overview

High rotavirus detection supports targeted pediatric surveillance; leaves open vaccine impact and generalizability beyond this cohort.

Structured PICO

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Population
1,537 pediatric inpatients with gastroenteritis
O
Outcome
Detection of enteric viruses (rotaviruses, enteric adenoviruses, approximately 27-nm viruses)

Rotavirus is a major cause of pediatric gastroenteritis, with distinct seasonal patterns and highest prevalence in children aged 7 to 24 months.

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Brandt et al. (1983) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e7614dea41f5fbab7b98ahttps://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.18.1.71-78.1983
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