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Purpose: Early detection of viral gastroenteritis is important because it causes hospitalization and unnecessary use of antibiotics in children. Rotavirus and adenovirus are viral gastroenteritis factors found in children. The purpose of this study is to investigate the frequency of rotavirus and adenovirus in gaita samples taken from children with acute gastroenteritis. In this study, the results of the test of gaita samples sent to the University Medical School Research and Applied Hospital Microbiology Laboratory from children diagnosed with gastroenteritis between January 2017 and January 2018 to the study of rotavirus and adenovirus antigen were evaluated retrospective. Rotavirus and adenovirus 40/41 antigens were studied by immunochromatography method. Results: The study assessed the results of the analysis of the gaita sample of 1635 patients sent to study rotavirus antigen and 1608 patients sent to study adenovirus antigen. In 133 patients (8.1%) rotavirus, in 30 patients (1.8%) adenovirus and in seven patients (0.4%) rotavirus and adenovirus were positively identified together. Rotavirus antigen positivity was statistically significantly high (p<0.05) compared to other age groups in the 13-24 month group. There was no statistically significant difference between age groups in terms of adenovirus positive (p>0.05). The majority of cases of rotavirus gastroenteritis (43%). 6) it was found to be in the winter season and that it was statistically meaningful (p<0.05). Result: Fast antigen tests performed to detect viral etiology in gastroenterites are tests that contribute to the completion of a treatment plan and the reduction of unnecessary antibiotic use. Our study found that 13.5 percent of patients in the group that identified rotavirus antigen positive were over five years of age, and that it was important to consider the possibility of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children over five years of age.

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