[Rotaviral diarrheas in children 0-14 years of age in Zyrardow district in period 2000-2002 with special reference to nosocomial infections]

Abstract

Dissertation is devoted to rotavirus infections in children 0-14 years of age hospitalized in the hospital of Zyrardów in 2000-2002. The first part of the work describes epidemiology of rotaviral infection in children, rotaviral vaccines and also presents data of rotaviral infections in the foreign and polish literature. The second part is concerning the data of rotaviral infection in children hospitalized in Zyrardów. Stool samples were examined in Bacteriological Laboratory of Powiatowa Stacja Sanitamo-Epidemiologiczna in Zyrardów for bacteria and for rotavirus by means of agglutination latex test Slidex Rota-Kit 2. All children with acute gastroenteritis rotaviral were hospitalized. The most of children were 0-4 years old. They had 89,1% of participation in the whole group of admitted children. In dissertation there were represented data in tables, concerning number of rotaviral diarrhea episodes in children 0-14 years with division into age groups, sex and urban-rural children, seasonality of infections and nosocomial rotaviral infections. The next part of the work is the anonymous survey containing five questions about social and family conditions of these children, which have fallen ill the rotaviral infection. The survey served to carry out the case-control research intending detection the risk factors for incidence of rotaviral infections in children. Conclusions of the survey: risk factors - sleeping with children in one room, more than three persons and improper sanitary conditions (lack of own bathroom in the apartment).