Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Prevalence of Rota virus gastroenteritis among immunised and non immunised children below 5 years

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Vidhya Shankari1 , Shajahan R A2 , Deepa S N3 , Anjali Ann Chacko4* , Ebin Roshan Paul5 , R.C. Krishna Kumar6

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Background: To assess the prevalence of Rota virus gastroenteritis among immunised and unimmunised children below 5 years and to assess the prevalence of complications among Rotaviral gastroenteritis. Materials and Methods: Eighty- six cases of gastroenteritis in children aged less than 5 years were enrolled and demographic data of each patient, immunization history, clinical history and other relevant information was collected. Stool collection was done and sample was processed in special media, Wilson blair and alkaline peptone water. All the samples were tested for Rota virus. Prevalence of complications in rotaviral gastroenteritis assessed using clinical examination and radiological and laboratory parameters.

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