High Prevalence and Increased Severity of Norovirus Mixed Infections Among Children 12–24 Months of Age Living in the Suburban Areas of Lima, Peru
Diarrhea
Male
0301 basic medicine
childhood diarrhea
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08
norovirus
03 medical and health sciences
Peru
Prevalence
Coinfection/epidemiology
Humans
Diarrhea/epidemiology/microbiology
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.03
Caliciviridae Infections
Suburban Population/statistics & numerical data
0303 health sciences
Coinfection
Bacterial Infections
Gastroenteritis/epidemiology
Gastroenteritis
Suburban Population
3. Good health
Caliciviridae Infections/epidemiology
enteropathy
Female
Peru/epidemiology
gastroenteritis
Bacterial Infections/epidemiology
DOI:
10.1093/jpids/piv001
Publication Date:
2015-02-06T05:15:47Z
AUTHORS (11)
ABSTRACT
In an active diarrhea surveillance study of children aged 12-24 months in Lima, Peru, norovirus was the most common pathogen identified. The percentage mixed (bacterial and noroviral) infections significantly higher among norovirus-positive samples (53%) than norovirus-negative (12%). combination with bacterial pathogens associated increased clinical severity over that either single-pathogen or infections.
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