Rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis in adults

The human rotavirus in adult diarrhea cases was evaluated in 109 cases during 12 months, 1996. Rotavirus antigen was identified, using the ELISA technique, in stool samples in 23 cases (21%). We arranged the positive cases as rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis in adults and analyzed them. Fourteen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nippon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 1997/12/05, Vol.94(12), pp.805-812
Hauptverfasser:	NAKAJIMA, Hitoshi, MURAMOTO, Kazunori, MIKAMI, Takafumi, KAWATA, Koichi, NARA, Hideyasu, TANAKA, Masanori
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	jpn
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Antigens, Viral - isolation & purification Diarrhea - virology Female Gastroenteritis - virology Humans Male Middle Aged Rotavirus - immunology Rotavirus - isolation & purification Rotavirus Infections
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Zusammenfassung:	The human rotavirus in adult diarrhea cases was evaluated in 109 cases during 12 months, 1996. Rotavirus antigen was identified, using the ELISA technique, in stool samples in 23 cases (21%). We arranged the positive cases as rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis in adults and analyzed them. Fourteen out of them (74%) occurred from June through September. Fourteen cases (74%) needed to be hospitalized. Colonoscopy revealed some inflammatory changes in 9 out of 16 cases (47%). Most of symptom was watery diarrhea, but bloody diarrhea was observed in 6 cases (32%). It was suggested we should introduce a concept of rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis in adults.
ISSN:	0446-6586 1349-7693
DOI:	10.11405/nisshoshi1964.94.12_805