| an epidemiological study on viral infantile diarrhoea in tirana. | during the period may 1993-april 1994, an epidemiological survey was conducted on enteric viruses which cause gastroenteritis in infants and young children in tirana, albania. specimens from 321 cases were screened by direct electron microscopy and by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay specific for rotavirus group a antigen. by ultrastructural analysis, rotaviruses were detected in 10.3% of cases and adenoviruses in 0.6%, whereas small round structured viruses and small round viruses were foun ... | 1996 | 8673857 |
| electropherotypes of rotavirus strains causing gastroenteritis in infants and young children in tirana, albania, from 1988 to 1991. | during 1988-1991, an epidemiological survey was conducted in tirana (albania) on group a rotavirus strains which cause gastroenteritis in infants and young children. rotaviruses were detected in 312 of 1,241 (25.1%) examined specimens from children with acute diarrhoea. viruses were detected throughout the study period. among the 72 rotavirus strains tested for double-stranded rna (dsrna) electrophoretic migration pattern, 9 different electropherotypes were recognized, 1 of those being more freq ... | 1995 | 8722294 |
| a large infantile gastroenteritis outbreak in albania caused by multiple emerging rotavirus genotypes. | by the end of december 2000, the epidemiological system 'alert' of the public health institute in tirane reported an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis. the outbreak involved children in tirane and in the rural area. in total, 2722 children were seen in tirane hospital and 982 (56.4%) were treated for acute gastroenteritis. the age group with the highest morbidity was 0-5 years (89.7%), followed by the 6-9 (6.2%) and 10-15 years age groups (4.1%). the distribution of acute gastroenteritis cases, ... | 2003 | 14959777 |
| waterborne gastroenteritis outbreak in albania. | three different studies are reported concerning the environmental pollution caused by viruses in albania. the first study describes an outbreak of gastroenteritis in the capital city, involving 2,722 children attending the paediatric unit of tirana hospital. the age group with the highest morbidity was 0-5 years, with 89.5%; no fatalities were recorded during the outbreak. rotavirus was detected in 26/28 faecal samples by rt-pcr, although astrovirus, adenovirus and calicivirus were also present. ... | 2004 | 15318487 |
| influence of enteric viruses on gastroenteritis in albania: epidemiological and molecular analysis. | gastroenteritis is one of the most important diseases in developing country and viral infections are well documented. to understand better the epidemiological aspect of gastroenteritis in albania and especially viral gastroenteritis, one-year study was carried out with the cooperation of physicians working in the paediatric hospital in university hospital center "mother thereza" in tirana. three hundred thirteen stool samples were collected from children with diarrhoea and a questionnaire was fi ... | 2007 | 17935189 |
| detection and molecular characterization of human rotaviruses isolated in italy and albania. | rotaviruses are one of the most important causes of gastroenteritis in children under 5 years old. analysis of g and p rotavirus genotypes in circulation is crucial in evaluating the appropriacy of mass vaccination of children worldwide. overall, 592 stool samples were collected in tirana (albania), the salento peninsula (south italy), and three different hospitals in rome (central italy). of the total samples, 31.3% were rotavirus positive in albania, 78.3% in the salento, and 40.3% in rome. th ... | 2010 | 20087942 |