| studies on the etiologic agents of infantile diarrhea in riyadh. | | 1985 | 3910579 |
| viral contamination of environmental surfaces on a general paediatric ward and playroom in a major referral centre in riyadh. | in order to determine the incidence of viral contamination of environmental surfaces in a hospital in saudi arabia. a 6-month prospective study was carried out on a general paediatric ward in which both enteric and respiratory viruses were screened. weekly samples were taken between august 1993-february 1994. a total of 155 samples were taken in which 11 (7%) tested positive for rotavirus. no other viruses were detected. internal and external temperatures were monitored and an increase in rotavi ... | 1995 | 8549735 |
| enteric viruses in pediatric diarrhea in saudi arabia. | between september 1st, 2002 and august 31st, 2003, a panel of 1,000 stool samples was collected from patients presenting with diarrhea in the three major urban centers of saudi arabia; riyadh, mecca, and jeddah. each sample was tested for rotavirus, and astrovirus by elisa, g and p type was determined for all rotaviruses. adenoviruses were sought by hexon-specific pcr and identified by rflp. a subset of 253 samples was also tested for norovirus by elisa. data were analyzed for seasonality of inf ... | 2008 | 18814232 |
| molecular epidemiology of human astrovirus infections in saudi arabia pediatric patients. | earlier work tayeb et al. [tayeb et al. (2008): j med virol 80: 1919-1929] set out to study the epidemiology of diarrhea viruses in pediatric populations. the study addressed initially rotavirus, enteric adenovirus, and astrovirus but was later expanded to include norovirus (nov). viruses were sought in fecal specimens and characterized for genotype using molecular methods (pcr, rt-pcr, and rflp) for the first time in ksa. the survey focused on three locations; jeddah, makkah, and riyadh. during ... | 2010 | 20981791 |
| Increased prevalence of rotavirus among children associated gastroenteritis in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. | ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to assess the epidemiology along with the molecular structure of rotavirus causing pediatric diarrhea among Saudi patients. However, in this report we sited the epidemiological reflect coming from our project. METHODS: One thousand and seven diarrheal stool samples had been collected between Jan1st, 2008 and OCT 31st, 2010 from hospitalized patients below the age of 5 year. Samples were then examined using Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Demographic ... | 2011 | 22176997 |