Rotavirus is frequent among adults hospitalised for acute gastroenteritis.
CONCLUSION: Rotavirus is the second-most frequently identified pathogen in adults hospitalised with AGE. Close contact to children or travel activity does not predict rotavirus gastroenteritis, but immunosuppression and a CRP below 50 mg/l do. The seasonality of rotavirus differs from that of bacterial gastroenteritis, making rotavirus the most frequently identified cause of AGE in adults admitted to hospital in the colder months.
FUNDING: The trial was funded by an unrestricted grant from Sanofi Pasteur MSD.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: not relevant.
PMID: 28007052 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Danish Medical Journal - Category: Journals (General) Tags: Dan Med J Source Type: research
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