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  • Title: Electron microscopic findings in faeces from children with gastroenteritis.
    Author: Kuttner NS.
    Journal: N Z Med J; 1985 Sep 25; 98(787):801-4. PubMed ID: 2999658.
    Abstract:
    A total of 788 faecal samples from children in the Wellington region with symptoms of gastroenteritis were examined by immune electron microscopy. Virus was seen in 211 specimens; 87% of these were from infants less than three years of age. A viral diagnosis was made in 27% of cases consisting of rotaviruses (19%), adenoviruses (5%), and small round viruses (3%). Both rotaviruses and adenoviruses were most prevalent during the winter months, while the small round viruses peaked in summer and winter. The importance of fastidious adenoviruses is illustrated-of the 38 separate sightings only one was recovered in tissue culture. The value of the electron microscope as a rapid diagnostic tool in these cases is shown as it is often the only method of identification available.
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