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Prevalence of nosocomial rotavirus infection in hospitalized children in Benin City, Nigeria. 1994

P O Abiodun, and A Omoigberale

Department of Paediatrics, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.

A total of 1496 stool samples from 445 children admitted into the paediatric wards of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City between November 1989 and April 1990 were examined for the presence of rotavirus antigen. The total prevalence of rotavirus infection in this study was 28.1% (125 in 445). Fifty-four (12.1%) of the 445 children had nosocomial rotavirus infection: 22 (9.6%) of the 230 children (neonates, infants and young children) who had diarrhoea and 32 (14.9%) of the 215 children (neonates, infants and young children) who had no diarrhoea. The importance of maintaining strict hygiene in hospital wards cannot be overemphasized.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D009549	Nigeria	A republic in western Africa, south of NIGER between BENIN and CAMEROON. Its capital is Abuja.	Federal Republic of Nigeria
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003428	Cross Infection	Any infection which a patient contracts in a health-care institution.	Hospital Infections,Nosocomial Infections,Health Care Associated Infection,Health Care Associated Infections,Healthcare Associated Infections,Infection, Cross,Infections, Hospital,Infections, Nosocomial,Cross Infections,Healthcare Associated Infection,Hospital Infection,Infection, Healthcare Associated,Infection, Hospital,Infection, Nosocomial,Infections, Cross,Infections, Healthcare Associated,Nosocomial Infection
D003967	Diarrhea	An increased liquidity or decreased consistency of FECES, such as running stool. Fecal consistency is related to the ratio of water-holding capacity of insoluble solids to total water, rather than the amount of water present. Diarrhea is not hyperdefecation or increased fecal weight.	Diarrheas
D005260	Female		Females
D006785	Hospitals, University	Hospitals maintained by a university for the teaching of medical students, postgraduate training programs, and clinical research.	University Hospitals