Use of multiplex PCR in diagnosis of childhood acute viral diarrhoea caused by rotavirus, norovirus, astrovirus and adenovirus in Upper Egypt

Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics

Table 4 Age distribution of patients with virus infection

Subject	No	Age	Age group months			P value
Subject	No	Age	< 12 months	13–16 months	37–60 months	P value
Total	50	30.50 ± 8.24 (1–60)	30	15	5	< 0.001**
Virus-positive	45	22.50 ± 6.08 (4–41)	25 (55.6%)	15 (33.3%)	5 (11.1%)	< 0.001**
Norovirus-G2	26	22.50 ± 6.08 (4–41)	13 (50%)	10 (38.5%)	3 (11.5%)	0.048*
Rotaviruses	12	17.50 ± 4.73 (5–30)	8 (66.7%)	3 (25%)	1 (8.3%)	0.039*
Astroviruses	4	24.50 ± 6.62 (8–41)	2 (50%)	1(25%)	1 (25%)	0.002*
Adenovirus	3	15.00 ± 4.05 (6–24)	2 (66.7%)	1 (33.3%)	0	0.564
Norovirus-G1	0	0.00 ± 0.00 (0–0)	0	0	0	–