@Article{crph165,
AUTHOR = {Mbadiko, Clément M. and S.N, D. Mutambel Hity and Mbuyi, Gracia K. and Bukaka, Erick and Tshiama, Ruth Claudine and Bongo, Gédéon Ngiala},
TITLE = {Epidemiological and Clinical Profiles of Acute Diarrhea Due Rotavirus or Associated Rotavirus and Other Pathogens in Children Aged 0-71 Months Hospitalized at Kalembe-lembe Pediatric Hospital in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo},
JOURNAL = {Current Research in Public Health},
VOLUME = {1},
YEAR = {2021},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {66-80},
URL = {/10.31586/gjeid-1-1-510.31586/gjeid/1/1/5},
ISSN = {2831-5162},
DOI = {10.31586/gjeid.2021.165},
ABSTRACT = {This research is based on a retrospective analysis of medical records filed in the archives of the emergency departments of Kalembe-lembe Hospital in Kinshasa city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The study involved 324 records of patients aged 0-71 months admitted to the emergency departments and hospitalized for acute diarrhea from January 1 to December 31, 2015. The aim was to inventory the cases of rotavirus diarrhea and/or other germs (individually or in combination) to study their epidemiological and clinical aspects. Thus, the epidemiological and clinical parameters (age, sex, season, symptoms, frequency and physical aspects of stools, dehydration status and duration of hospitalization) of diarrheic children diagnosed as positive for rotavirus were compared with those infected with other germs (individually or in combination with rotavirus or other viruses). The search for the etiological agents of the diarrhea was performed in 56.48% of the cases. The results of this work allowed us to show: (i) a predominance of infections by viruses (69.94%) including rotavirus (48.08%), (ii) high rates of infections by etiological agents of diarrhea including rotavirus in children under 12 months, (iii) a high proportion of vomiting, fever, physical asthenia and restlessness or frequent and liquid stools or moderate dehydration in children infected with rotavirus, (iv) specific clinical pictures according to the etiological agents of diarrhea or their combinations.},
}

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%A Mbadiko, Clément M.
%A S.N, D. Mutambel Hity
%A Mbuyi, Gracia K.
%A Bukaka, Erick
%A Tshiama, Ruth Claudine
%A Bongo, Gédéon Ngiala
%D 2021
%J Current Research in Public Health

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%V 1
%N 1
%P 66-80

%T Epidemiological and Clinical Profiles of Acute Diarrhea Due Rotavirus or Associated Rotavirus and Other Pathogens in Children Aged 0-71 Months Hospitalized at Kalembe-lembe Pediatric Hospital in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
%M doi:10.31586/gjeid.2021.165
%U /10.31586/gjeid-1-1-510.31586/gjeid/1/1/5

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AU  - Bongo, Gédéon Ngiala
TI  - Epidemiological and Clinical Profiles of Acute Diarrhea Due Rotavirus or Associated Rotavirus and Other Pathogens in Children Aged 0-71 Months Hospitalized at Kalembe-lembe Pediatric Hospital in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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AB  - This research is based on a retrospective analysis of medical records filed in the archives of the emergency departments of Kalembe-lembe Hospital in Kinshasa city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The study involved 324 records of patients aged 0-71 months admitted to the emergency departments and hospitalized for acute diarrhea from January 1 to December 31, 2015. The aim was to inventory the cases of rotavirus diarrhea and/or other germs (individually or in combination) to study their epidemiological and clinical aspects. Thus, the epidemiological and clinical parameters (age, sex, season, symptoms, frequency and physical aspects of stools, dehydration status and duration of hospitalization) of diarrheic children diagnosed as positive for rotavirus were compared with those infected with other germs (individually or in combination with rotavirus or other viruses). The search for the etiological agents of the diarrhea was performed in 56.48% of the cases. The results of this work allowed us to show: (i) a predominance of infections by viruses (69.94%) including rotavirus (48.08%), (ii) high rates of infections by etiological agents of diarrhea including rotavirus in children under 12 months, (iii) a high proportion of vomiting, fever, physical asthenia and restlessness or frequent and liquid stools or moderate dehydration in children infected with rotavirus, (iv) specific clinical pictures according to the etiological agents of diarrhea or their combinations.
DO  - Epidemiological and Clinical Profiles of Acute Diarrhea Due Rotavirus or Associated Rotavirus and Other Pathogens in Children Aged 0-71 Months Hospitalized at Kalembe-lembe Pediatric Hospital in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
TI  - 10.31586/gjeid.2021.165
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