The prevalence and predisposing factors of norovirus and astrovirus infection among diarrheic children in north east, Nigeria
This is a case-control study design that aims to determine the prevalence of norovirus and
astrovirus infections in diarrheic children in Northeast region of Nigeria. Six hundred
diarrheic stools (which were neither mucoid nor blood tinged) of children of 5 years or below
were collected between May 2013–April 2014. They were screened according to the
manufacturer's instruction, using a 3 rd generation Ridascreen ELISA kit (R-Biopharm AG,
Germany). The control group comprised thirty five non-diarrheic stools. Demographic data …
astrovirus infections in diarrheic children in Northeast region of Nigeria. Six hundred
diarrheic stools (which were neither mucoid nor blood tinged) of children of 5 years or below
were collected between May 2013–April 2014. They were screened according to the
manufacturer's instruction, using a 3 rd generation Ridascreen ELISA kit (R-Biopharm AG,
Germany). The control group comprised thirty five non-diarrheic stools. Demographic data …