Epidemiological, molecular, and clinical features of rotavirus infections among pediatrics in Qatar

• Published in: European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 1177 - 1190
• Main Authors: Mathew, Shilu, Al Ansari, Khalid, Al Thani, Asmaa A., Zaraket, Hassan, Yassine, Hadi M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Chi-square test; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Constellations; Demographics; Demography; Developed countries; Diarrhea; Epidemiology; Female; Gastroenteritis; Gastroenteritis - epidemiology; Gastroenteritis - virology; Genotype; Genotypes; Humans; Illnesses; Incidence; Infant; Infections; Internal Medicine; Male; Medical Microbiology; Original Article; Pediatrics; Pediatrics - statistics & numerical data; Phylogeny; Qatar - epidemiology; Rotavirus; Rotavirus - classification; Rotavirus - genetics; Rotavirus - isolation & purification; Rotavirus Infections - epidemiology; Rotavirus Infections - virology; Seasons; Sex differences; Statistical tests; Viruses; Vomiting; Qatar; Rotavirus; Genotyping; Vaccination; Age-specific

Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) remains a major cause of diarrhea in developing and developed countries. Rotavirus (RV) is a leading cause of severe pediatric diarrhea worldwide. Here we report on the prevalence of circulating genotypes in association with demographics and clinical manifestations outcom...