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Nonenteric Adenoviruses Associated with Gastroenteritis in Hospitalized Children

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MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
卷 9, 期 1, 页码 -

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AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/Spectrum.00300-21

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adenovirus; gastroenteritis; immunocompromised hosts

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This study investigated the prevalence of human adenovirus infections in hospitalized pediatric patients, finding that HAdV was detected in 7.1% of stool samples with a high diversity of isolates. A majority of HAdV positives were in children under 5 years old, and genetic analysis revealed the presence of two HAdV species (B and C) with three types. This highlights the need for routine molecular assays with wide reactivity for rapid and accurate diagnosis.
The object of this study was to investigate the frequency of human adenovirus (HAdV) infections in hospitalized pediatric patients. Stool samples were collected during a 1-year period (February 2018 to January 2019). HAdV was detected by a broad-range PCR and genotyped by sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. Demographic characteristics and detailed clinical information were analyzed for each patient. HAdV was detected in 7.1% of stool samples (34/476). Among these patients, 23.5% were coinfected with other enteric viral or bacterial pathogens. The majority (85.2%) of HAdV positives were detected in children of,5 years of age. Two HAdV species (B and C) with three types were identified in this study population. HAdV species F was not detected. Genetic analysis shows that the isolates circulating in our region present high diversity and do not exhibit clonal expansion. The presence of nonenteric HAdV in subjects with gastrointestinal symptoms and in immuno-compromised patients has already been reported by different studies and underlines the need to develop routine molecular assays that have wide reactivity for most types of adenovirus in order to obtain an optimal tool for their rapid and accurate diagnosis. IMPORTANCE Gastroenteritis is the second leading cause of death among infants and children worldwide. Our study shows that adenovirus types other than 40 and 41 might be related to acute gastroenteritis. Therefore, a novel approach using diagnostic methods able to detect all adenovirus types is desirable in order to overcome the limitations of the current techniques.

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