Korean J Pediatr Infect Dis.  2009 Jun;16(1):61-72.

Clinical Spectrum of Norovirus Gastroenteritis Compared to Rotavirus Gastroenteritis at a Single Center in Gwanju, Korea during 2005-2006; Compared to Rotaviral Gastroenteritis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Kwangju, Korea. kskim000@naver.com
  • 2Division of Microbiology, Department of Health Science, Kwangju, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE:We evaluated the clinical features of Norovirus gastroenteritis compared with Rotavirus gastroenteritis in hospitalized children. METHOD:We detected causative agents in 3,261 samples of children hospitalized with gastroenteritis symptoms at a single center of pediatrics between 2005 and 2006. Among 266 and 303 samples which tested positive for Norovirus and Rotavirus, we selected 73 and 182 samples of children with relatively pure gastroenteritis symptoms and retrospectively analyzed the corresponding medical records.
RESULTS
The male-to-female ratio of the Norovirus (+) and Rotavirus (+) groupswas 1.43:1 and 1.56:1 both groups were predominantly in males. The mean age of the Norovirus (+) and Rotavirus (+) groups was 36.7 and 24.4 months, respectively the children in the former group were older than the children in the latter group. The incidence in the Norovirus (+) group was more concentrated in the winter. The symptoms in the Norovirus (+), in decreasing order, included vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. The duration of vomiting, diarrhea, and fever was 2.1, 1.2, and 1.2 days. The maximum number of episodes of vomiting and diarrhea per day was 3.5 and 4.5, respectively. The severity score was 10.16. The symptoms inthe Rotavirus (+) group, in decreasing order, included diarrhea, vomiting, and fever. The duration of diarrhea, vomiting, and fever was 2.2, 4.3, and 2.2 days, respectively. The maximum number of episodes of vomiting and diarrhea per day was 3.3 and 6.5, respectively. The severity score was 11.9. The severity in the Norovirus (+) group was somewhat lower than the Rotavirus (+) group. The younger the child, the more severe the symptoms in the Norovirus (+) group. There was no difference between mono-and co-infection in severity and between the two groups regarding the hematologic findings.
CONCLUSION
Based on the findings reported herein, additional studies about prophylaxis, as well as the epidemiology and clinical features of pediatric Norovirus gastroenteritis, are required.

Keyword

Norovirus; Gastroenteritis; Children; Symptom

MeSH Terms

Child
Child, Hospitalized
Coinfection
Diarrhea
Fever
Gastroenteritis
Humans
Incidence
Korea
Male
Norovirus
Pediatrics
Retrospective Studies
Rotavirus
Vomiting
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