Etiologie des gastroentérites du nouveau-né au centre hospitalier d'Amiens

An epidemiological study has been carried on at the Amiens' Gynecology-Obstetrical center with the aim to determinate the aetiology of acute gastrointestinal disorders who affected part of the newborns over a two months period. Rotavirus was found in 16 babies (33 %) by electronmicroscopy and Enzyme-linked-Immuno-sorbent-Assay (ELISA). In one case, a « small round viruswas associated with the Rotavirus. Enteropathogenic bacteria were isolated only two times in this syndrom. The infection seem to releave of nosocomial contamination.An epidemiological study has been carried on at the Amiens' Gynecology-Obstetrical center with the aim to determinate the aetiology of acute gastrointestinal disorders who affected part of the newborns over a two months period. Rotavirus was found in 16 babies (33 %) by electronmicroscopy and Enzyme-linked-Immuno-sorbent-Assay (ELISA). In one case, a « small round viruswas associated with the Rotavirus. Enteropathogenic bacteria were isolated only two times in this syndrom. The infection seem to releave of nosocomial contamination.