An Investigation and Analysis of Rotavirus Infection in Infantile Diarrhea

Objective To study the seasonal,age features of rotavirus infection in diarrhea infants. Methods Totally 1539 stool specimens were collected from the children aged from 0 ~ 5 years with diarrhea. Group A rotavirus antigen was detected by group A rotavirus diagnostic kit. Results Rotavirus antigen was detected in 356 out of 1539 specimens, with a positive rate of 23. 13%; November was the peak season,with a positive rate of 45. 87%,then followed by December,with a positive rate of 33. 73%; The susceptible age was from 6 months to 1 years old,the positive rate of which was 39. 07%; The rotavirus positive rate in males was 21. 90% and 24. 33% in females( χ2= 1. 142,P 0. 05). Conclusions Rotavirus is one of the main pathogens which cause the infant diarrhea,the diarrhea caused by the group A rotavirus in infants and young children mainly occurs in autumn and winter,attention should be paid to the detection of pathogen for diarrhea infants to provide the basis for the clinical diagnosis and symptomatic therapy.