Rotavirus and illness severity in children presenting with acute gastroenteritis at the primary care out-of-hours service.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rotavirus is a common cause of acute gastroenteritis in young children in the Netherlands, where rotavirus vaccination has not yet been implemented.

Objectives

To evaluate a difference in illness severity course depending on the presence of rotavirus infection and assess the prevalence of viruses and the referral rate in children with acute gastroenteritis.

Methods

A prospective cohort of children aged 6 months to 6 years presenting with acute gastroenteritis to a primary care out-of-hours service from October 2016 to March 2018. Faeces were sampled and sent to a laboratory where viral pathogens were identified and quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Severe course of acute gastroenteritis was defined as a Modified Vesikari Score of ≥11. In ad

SUBMITTER: Wolters P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8741236 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature