Epidemiological and Clinical Features of Rotavirus and Adenovirus Related Gastroenteritis in Beijing:A Retrospective Case-control Study in Pediatric Patients

摘要

Rotavirus(RV)is the most common cause of viral gastroenteritis among children younger than 5-yearold worldwide.RV has nine groups(Group A to I)and Group A(RVA)is the main cause of severe gastroenteritis disease in children.Human adenovirus(HAdV)consists of 7 species(HAdV-A through HAdV-G)including over 70 serotypes,and group F serotypes 40 and 41 are related to gastroenteritis[1].There were reports that revealed co-infection of AdV with RVA and Norovirus[2].Here we report an epidemiological and clinical analysis of RVA and AdV infection through a single-centered retrospective case-control study.