Parasitic and Viral Gastroenteritis among Pediatric Egyptian Patients less than Five Years | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology | ||
| Volume 34, Issue 2, April 2025, Pages 381-389 PDF (503.24 K) | ||
| Document Type: New and original researches in the field of Microbiology. | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejmm.2025.364066.1496 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Shimaa M. Abdel Aal1; Amira R. Ismail1; Nermin S. Rashwan* 2; Nardeen Z. Bocktor1 | ||
| 1Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Acute gastroenteritis is one of the most common human infectious diseases. In low-income countries, diarrhea is the second principal cause of mortality in children less than the age of sixty months. Objectives: This cross-sectional research aimed to detect intestinal parasites, rotavirus, and adenovirus and their coinfection occurrence in 100 children not more than 5 years with acute gastroenteritis. Methodology: Part of each stool sample collected was examined microscopically to detect enteric parasites using a direct wet mount, sedimentation techniques, and modified Ziehl-Nelseen stain. The other part was used in the identification of rotavirus and adenovirus antigens by immunochromatographic assay. Results: The percentages of the infective causative agents of diarrhea were as follows: rotavirus (80%), adenovirus (19%), Blastocystis spp. (4%) and finally, Cryptosporidium spp. (1%). Co-infection percentages of rotavirus with adenovirus, was 15%, rotavirus with Blastocystis spp. (3%), and rotavirus with Cryptosporidium spp. (1%). Seasonal distribution of rotavirus infection recorded a high occurrence in autumn, winter, and spring (92.6%, 92%, and 87%, respectively) (P-value <0.001). The seasonal peak of adenovirus was in winter (60.9%) which was significant statistically P-value < 0.001. According to the seasonal pattern of intestinal parasites, Blastocystis spp. infection occurrence was 8% in autumn, 4% in summer, and 3.7% in spring. Only one case of Cryptosporidium spp. was detected in summer (4%). Conclusion: Rotavirus and adenovirus constitute a significant portion of acute gastroenteritis causative agents in children, while Blastocystis spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. appeared to be the most likely encountered parasitic infections in children with acute gastroenteritis. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Gastroenteritis; children; parasites; rotavirus; adenovirus | ||
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