Rotavirus is Predominent Enteropathogen in Acute Childhood Diarrhea in Mymensingh
Sarkar, S.R.; Hossain, M.A.; Paul, S.K.; Ray, N.C.; Monwar, S.
Mymensingh Medical Journal Mmj 24(4): 665-670
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1022-4742 PMID: 26620001 Document Number: 682109
The study was carried out from July 2011 to June 2012 in the Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College. A total of 200 clinically diagnosed diarrheal paediatrics patients were included in this study. Stool specimens were examined by standard laboratory methods for identification of enteropathogens. Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains were detected by Multiplex PCR following standard methods and Rotavirus genome was detected by Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (PAGE). Rotavirus was the most common enteropathogen detected in 69(34.5%) cases, followed by Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) and Campylobacter species in 34(17.0%) and 23(11.5%) cases respectively. Rotavirus detection rate was high in upto 1 year age group which was 51(25.5%).