Abstract
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Rotavirus is the main cause of diarrhea in 6-12) months which was (31.4%). CONCLUSION: Rotavirus cause 47.4% of acute gastroenteritis cases of the studied sample with no significant statistical difference between rotavirus and other causes of gastroenteritis regarding demographic features (except for gender, more in males), clinical features, and type of treatment and course of disease (except time of onset).Concordance rate between ELISA and Latex was found to be high confirming their validity.
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Mehdi, Sinan Ghazi
(2008)
"Burden of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Among Under Five Years Children at Al-Alwaiya Paediatric Hospital,"
Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal: Vol. 7:
Iss.
4, Article 7.
Available at:
https://ipmj.researchcommons.org/journal/vol7/iss4/7