Epidemiological aspects of rotavirus and adenovirus in hospitalized children with diarrhea: a 5-year survey in Beijing.

Detection rates for rotavirus and adenovirus were significantly higher in children with HAD than those with CAD, but co-infection was very low. A high prevalence of rotavirus was identified in neonates with diarrhea. Vaccination for rotavirus gastroenteritis should be considered in neonates.