TY - JOUR
T1 - Gastroenteroviruses infection in Taiwan
AU - Lu, Tsong Ming
AU - Tsai, Hsiu Ting
AU - Cheng, Yu Wen
AU - Chin, Lengsu William
AU - Yang, Chi Chiang
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Acute infectious gastroenteritis causes high morbidity and mortality in children worldwide. The most important cause of gastroenteritis is virus infection. Diarrhea is the dominant symptom of viral gastroenteritis. It subsequently induces dehydration and malnutrition, which contribute to high morbidity and mortality in children. In Taiwan, rotavirus is the major cause (30.4-48%) of infectious gastroenteritis, followed by adenovirus (9.1-19.8%), norovirus (8.2-25%), en-terovirus (<5.2%), astrovirus (2.7-2.9%) and other viruses (including sapovirus)(<1%). Untreated gastroenteritis is the major cause of infantile mortality, which leads to human tragedy and economic burden. In Taiwan, the cost of admission or hospitalization associated with gastroenterovirus infection is about more than 40% of the monthly salary of an unskilled or service worker. Understanding the epidemiology of gastroenterovirus and its induced host immune response could benefit the development for prevention and therapeutic management of gastroenterovirus. This review summarizes the epidemiological information and current knowledge of gastroenteroviruses that cause gastroenteritis in Taiwan.
AB - Acute infectious gastroenteritis causes high morbidity and mortality in children worldwide. The most important cause of gastroenteritis is virus infection. Diarrhea is the dominant symptom of viral gastroenteritis. It subsequently induces dehydration and malnutrition, which contribute to high morbidity and mortality in children. In Taiwan, rotavirus is the major cause (30.4-48%) of infectious gastroenteritis, followed by adenovirus (9.1-19.8%), norovirus (8.2-25%), en-terovirus (<5.2%), astrovirus (2.7-2.9%) and other viruses (including sapovirus)(<1%). Untreated gastroenteritis is the major cause of infantile mortality, which leads to human tragedy and economic burden. In Taiwan, the cost of admission or hospitalization associated with gastroenterovirus infection is about more than 40% of the monthly salary of an unskilled or service worker. Understanding the epidemiology of gastroenterovirus and its induced host immune response could benefit the development for prevention and therapeutic management of gastroenterovirus. This review summarizes the epidemiological information and current knowledge of gastroenteroviruses that cause gastroenteritis in Taiwan.
KW - Gastroenteritis
KW - Gastroenterovirus
KW - Taiwan
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U2 - 10.2174/1874279300903010037
DO - 10.2174/1874279300903010037
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84870782553
VL - 3
SP - 37
EP - 43
JO - Open Infectious Diseases Journal
JF - Open Infectious Diseases Journal
SN - 1874-2793
IS - 1
ER -