Adenovirus Infection in Children with Acute Viral Gastroenteritis: Fecal Leukocyte Frequency and Evaluation the level of Cytokines [IL-6 and IL-12] as Mediators Effectors against Disease in Hillah City, Iraq

Assist. Prof. Hider M. H. Al-Shirifi; Assist. Prof.  Dr. Hiba Jasim Hamza; Prof. Dr. Abbas . K. Al-Mansoori; Ahmed Obaid Hossain

Authors

Assist. Prof. Hider M. H. Al-Shirifi Al-Qasim Green University, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Environmental health Department, Iraq.
Assist. Prof. Dr. Hiba Jasim Hamza University of Babylon, College of Nursing, Medical & Basic Sciences Department , Iraq.
Prof. Dr. Abbas . K. Al-Mansoori AL-Qasim Green University, Faculty of Biotechnology, Department of Applied Biotechnology, Iraq.
Ahmed Obaid Hossain AL-Qasim Green University, Faculty of Biotechnology, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Iraq.

Keywords:

Adenovirus, Children, Gastroenteritis, Leukocyte

Abstract

Many different diseases are caused by adenoviruses that are members of the adenoviridae family and belong to the mast adenovirus genus. Plague, cystitis, conjunctivitis, diarrhoea, hepatitis, myocarditis, intussusception, and encephalitis are common clinical symptoms that can arise from an adenovirus infection. More and more, adenoviruses are being acknowledged as potentially fatal infections in immunocompromised patients, especially those who are HIV positive and have received an allogeneic bone marrow transplant, where the death rate is typically extremely high. This research was carried out in four districts of Babylon Governorate in Iraq: Al-Muhawil, Al-Musayyab, Al-Hashimiyah, and Al-Kifl. Fifty stool samples that had already been tested for adenoviruses using commercially available EIA were included in the study population. Distribution of gender-specific traits according to viral antigen positive 42.86±5.00 and 57.14±6.81 for male and female respectively. Distribution of characteristics by adenovirus antigen positivity according to Age group recorded 22.86±3.00, 42.86±5.03 and 34. ±4.19 in (0-12, 13-24, and 25-72 Months respectively). Cytokine (IL-6) concentrations in blood samples

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