Diarrhea

Astrovirus Second Most Common Cause Among Hospitalized Children

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, September 4th, 2001

by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Astrovirus should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hospitalized children with diarrhea, particularly if they are young and did not initially present with gastroenteritis, say researchers working in Rhode Island.

Identifying astrovirus can eliminate the need for therapy beyond rehydration, noted P.H. Dennehy and colleagues.

In their five-year prospective study, Dennehy and team tested stool samples from hospitalized children younger than 10 for astrovirus, rotavirus, and enteric adenovirus.

Astroviruses were the second most common cause of diarrhea behind rotaviruses among the...

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