Burden, Clinical Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Seasonality of Adenovirus 40/41 Diarrhea in Children in Eight Low-Resource Settings.
Godfrey GugaSarah ElwoodCaroline KimathiGagandeep KangMargaret N KosekAldo A M LimaPascal O BessongAmidou SamieRashidul HaqueJose Paulo LeiteLadaporn BodhidattaNajeeha IqbalNicola PageIreen KiweluZulfiqar A BhuttaTahmeed AhmedJie LiuElizabeth T Rogawski McQuadeEric HouptJames A Platts-MillsEstomih R MdumaPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)
This study supports the situation of adenovirus 40/41 as a pathogen of substantial importance, especially in infants. Fever was a distinguishing characteristic in comparison to other nonrotavirus viral etiologies, and promotion of exclusive breastfeeding may reduce the high observed burden in the first 6 months of life.