Key result
Among children with acute diarrhea in Gabon, 90.9% of baseline stool samples tested positive for at least one enteric virus, most frequently adenovirus (81.8%) and bocavirus (66.7%).
Why the study?
Diarrheal diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children in sub-Saharan African countries, but data on enteric virus detection, viral shedding, and new infections were needed in Franceville.
Observational (n=66)
No
There is a high prevalence of enteric viruses, particularly adenovirus and bocavirus, with prolonged shedding and coinfections among children with acute diarrhea in Gabon.
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Alerts clinicians to prevalent enteric viruses in Gabonese pediatric diarrhea; leaves open etiologic roles pending controlled studies.
Ndjangangoye et al. (2021) conducted an observational in Acute diarrhea (n=66). Enteric virus infection was evaluated on Positivity for at least one enteric virus at the time of acute diarrhea. Among children with acute diarrhea in Gabon, 90.9% of baseline stool samples tested positive for at least one enteric virus, most frequently adenovirus (81.8%) and bocavirus (66.7%).
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