Investigation of the frequency of rotavirus and adenovirus in acute gastroenteritis cases

Purpose: we aimed to evaluate the prevalance of rotavirus and adenovirus, and their distribution according to gender, age and season, retrospectively in patients with acute gastroenteritis. materials and methods: samples from 2355 patients with suspected acute gastroenteritis, sent from different clinics and policlinics to microbiology laboratuary between january 2014 and june 2015 were investigated.rotavirus and adenovirus antigens were investigated in stool samples using the kit rota-adeno card test which uses a colored chromatographic method. results:rotavirus was detected in 129 of 1101 (11.7%) specimens and adenovirus was detected in 42 of 1254 (3.3%) specimens. two specimens were positive for both of the viruses. positivity for rotavirus and adenovirus was determined mostly in winter and spring and at 13 -24 months of age. there was no statistically significant difference between adenovirus and rotavirus antigen positivity regarding age and seasons (p>0.05). conclusion: investigation of rotavirus and adenovirus antigens in stool samples is important for epidemiological purposes and preventing the use of unnecessary antibiotics. pam med j 2017;(1):61-65