Open AccessACUTE INTESTINAL INFECTIONS OF VIRAL ETIOLOGY IN CHILDREN: PROSPECTS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY
Author(s) -
Д.В. Усенко,
Е. А. Горелова
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
medicinskij sovet
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2658-5790
pISSN - 2079-701X
DOI - 10.21518/2079-701x-2017-9-86-92
Subject(s) - etiology , medicine , incidence (geometry) , immunology , immunity , intensive care medicine , pathogenesis , pediatrics , immune system , physics , optics
Acute intestinal infections of viral etiology are among the most common groups of infectious diseases in childhood. The wide prevalence, instable immunity, high incidence of mixed infections result in a sustainably high incidence rate; this, in combination with a significant proportion of moderate to severe forms, is a heavy burden for the national health care. The article provides key data on the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical pattern and treatment of the group of diseases