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Epidemiologic Trends of Diarrhea-causing Virus Infection Analyzed by Multiplex Reverse Transcription PCR in Cheonan, Korea, 2010-2018

  • Park, Ji On (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Dankook University College of Health Sciences) ;
  • Jeon, Jae-Sik (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Dankook University College of Health Sciences) ;
  • Kim, Jae Kyung (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Dankook University College of Health Sciences)
  • Received : 2018.11.27
  • Accepted : 2018.12.18
  • Published : 2019.06.28
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Abstract

Gastroenteritis with diarrhea is one of the most infectious diseases in the world following respiratory infections. Notably, diarrhea-causing viruses (DVs) cause more than 70% of such cases. In this study, 3,065 stool specimens from patients with diarrhea (median age, 1.1 years; range, 0.0-91.1 years), who were admitted to the DanKook University Hospital, were examined using multiplex reverse transcription PCR (mRT-PCR). The target viruses were astrovirus (AstV), enteric adenovirus (EAdV), group A rotavirus (RotV), norovirus GI (NoV-GI), and norovirus GII (NoV-GII). The mRT-PCR results were analyzed based on various factors such as seasonality, age, presence of co-infection, and analyzed trends. The detection rate of the DVs during the study period was found to be 30.8% (n = 943/3,065). When the detection rate was analyzed monthly, the DV detection rate was found to be highest between December to January. Of the detected DVs, NoV-GII was the most common, accounting for 45.5% of the detected viruses (n = 446/980). Notably, 86.5% (n = 848/980) of the pathogens were detected in individuals who were less than 5 years of age. During the study period, NoV-GII and RotV showed alternating trends. In addition, both the number and rate of co-infections increased.

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