چكيده لاتين :
Adcnoviruses are one of the most important etiological agents of serious gastroenteritis
among infants and young children. Fecal specimens from patients with an acute gastroenteritis were
evaluated for the presence of adenovirus (Ad40, 41) from April 2002 to February 2004. During the
study, 1052 samples were collected from children under the age of 5 years in six educational and
therapeutic pediatric centers. The specimens were tested for adenovirus (Ad40, 41) by EIA technique in
the Virology Department of Pasteur Institute of Iran. Adenoviruses (Ad40, 41) were detected from
27(2.6%) samples, but were not detected in 150 samples of healthy control group. In this study the
highest rate of adenovirus was found in children aged 6 to 12 months (40.7%), but the male to female
ratio inpatients was approximately equal. Adenovirus (Ad40, 41) infections peaked in the winter as
48.1% was detected from December to March. There were a statistically significant difference between
age and infection (P < 0.00I), also between season with adenovirus (Ad40, 41) infection (P = 0.005).
Breast-feeding had a protective action against adenovirus (Ad40, 41) infection. This study revealed that
enteric adenovirus (Ad40, 41) is an etiological agent of acute gastroenteritis among children in Tehran.
Acta Medica Iranica, 44(5): 349-353; 2006
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