Higher prevalence of rotavirus infection among out-born newborns transferred to a regional neonatal intensive care unit in Korea.
BMC Pediatr
; 22(1): 686, 2022 11 29.
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BACKGROUND: Rotavirus is one of important pathogens which require infection control in nurseries and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). METHOD: We retrospectively reviewed 1,135 out-born newborns who were transferred to a regional tertiary NICU of Chungbuk National University Hospital between January 2012 and December 2016. We assessed the clinical characteristics of newborns based on the results of rotavirus surveillance tests. The prevalence of rotavirus was evaluated according to the year, month, and season. RESULTS: Among the 1,135 infants, 213 (18.8%) had positive results in the rotavirus surveillance test. The rotavirus positive group had a significantly higher gestational age, birth weight, and Apgar score. They also had a significantly higher rate of postpartum care centers when compared to the rotavirus negative group (45.5% vs. 12.6%, P < 0.001). Notably, the prevalence of rotavirus was significantly increased from 3.2 to 33.8% when infants were hospitalized 48 h after birth (P < 0.001). During the study period, there were no significant differences in the annual, monthly, or seasonal prevalence of rotavirus infection. CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION: These findings suggest that more active screening for rotavirus infection is necessary, especially for out-born newborns admitted to NICUs 48 h after birth or hospitalized after using postpartum care centers in Korea.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por Rotavirus
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Rotavirus
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Pediatr
Asunto de la revista:
PEDIATRIA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido