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
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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