Сlinical and epidemiological features of rotavirus infections in infants

Abstract

Objective: to study the clinical and epidemiological characteristics, the nature of the course and outcomes of the disease in children with rotavirus mono- and mixed viral - bacterial lesions of the gastrointestinal tract.Materials and methods: in this work the results of clinical observations of 143 patients with rotavirus infection before the age of 1 year. At the same time 69 children were diagnosed with rotavirus gastroenteritis, while 74 people. there has been a combination of rotavirus with the pathogenic microflora.Results and conclusion: The clinical picture of combined forms of rotavirus infection differed for signs of defeat all parts of the gastrointestinal tract, inflammatory changes in the blood and coprogram. Combined damage to the intestinal mucosa and the associated inflammation conditioned a «non-smooth» during the acute period of the disease, which significantly increased the duration of treatment and hospital stay.

Keywords

• дети
• ротавирус
• гастроэнтерит