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Parasitic and Viral Gastroenteritis among Pediatric Egyptian Patients less than Five Years

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Last updated: 09 Apr 2025

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Abstract

Background: Acute gastroenteritis is one of the most common human infectious diseases. In low-income countries, diarrhea is the second principal cause of mortality in children less than the age of sixty months. Objectives: This cross-sectional research aimed to detect intestinal parasites, rotavirus, and adenovirus and their coinfection occurrence in 100 children not more than 5 years with acute gastroenteritis. Methodology: Part of each stool sample collected was examined microscopically to detect enteric parasites using a direct wet mount, sedimentation techniques, and modified Ziehl-Nelseen stain. The other part was used in the identification of rotavirus and adenovirus antigens by immunochromatographic assay. Results: The percentages of the infective causative agents of diarrhea were as follows: rotavirus (80%), adenovirus (19%), Blastocystis spp. (4%) and finally, Cryptosporidium spp. (1%). Co-infection percentages of rotavirus with adenovirus, was 15%, rotavirus with Blastocystis spp. (3%), and rotavirus with Cryptosporidium spp. (1%). Seasonal distribution of rotavirus infection recorded a high occurrence in autumn, winter, and spring (92.6%, 92%, and 87%, respectively) (P-value <0.001). The seasonal peak of adenovirus was in winter (60.9%) which was significant statistically P-value < 0.001. According to the seasonal pattern of intestinal parasites, Blastocystis spp. infection occurrence was 8% in autumn, 4% in summer, and 3.7% in spring. Only one case of Cryptosporidium spp. was detected in summer (4%). Conclusion: Rotavirus and adenovirus constitute a significant portion of acute gastroenteritis causative agents in children, while Blastocystis spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. appeared to be the most likely encountered parasitic infections in children with acute gastroenteritis.

DOI

10.21608/ejmm.2025.364066.1496

Keywords

gastroenteritis, children, Parasites, Rotavirus, Adenovirus

Authors

First Name

Shimaa

Last Name

Abdel Aal

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

Email

shimaa.abdo@kasralainy.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-8334-3169

First Name

Amira

Last Name

Ismail

MiddleName

R.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

Email

arismail@kasralainy.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-9870-8573

First Name

Nermin

Last Name

Rashwan

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

Email

naramino_2005@kasralainy.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000- 0002- 1264- 0430

First Name

Nardeen

Last Name

Bocktor

MiddleName

Z.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

Email

nzbocktor@kasralainy.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-4194-8338

Volume

34

Article Issue

2

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51523

Issue Date

2025-04-01

Receive Date

2025-02-26

Publish Date

2025-04-01

Page Start

381

Page End

389

Print ISSN

1110-2179

Online ISSN

2537-0979

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EJMM_Volume 34_Issue 2_Pages 381-389.pdf

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https://ejmm.journals.ekb.eg/article_417477.html

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417,477

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New and original researches in the field of Microbiology.

Type Code

2,038

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Publication Link

https://ejmm.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Parasitic and Viral Gastroenteritis among Pediatric Egyptian Patients less than Five Years

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Created At

29 Mar 2025