Coinfection of Enteric Viruses in Elderly Patients with and without Acute Gastroenteritis in Hilla City

Abstract

This study was conducted to find out the extent of the presence of mixed viral infections for elderly people
with and without acute enteritis. 100 stool samples were collected, 50 samples of which were for people
with acute enteritis and the other 50 samples were from non-infected people. These mixed infections were
obtained within the group of infected patients, where the age group 45-49 was the most infected and then
the sample was prepared by making several treatments For the purpose of performing the PCR molecular
test. As the results of this test indicated that 15 samples contain Astrovirus from the total number of samples.
And 7 samples containing norovirus from the total number of samples. while the test recorded 10 samples
containing the sapovirus from the total number of samples. The study showed that the relationship between
acute gastroenteritis and gender revealed that male infection is close to female infection, as there is no
significant difference between them. In regard to mixed infection the study showed that the number of
samples infected with Rota, Adeno, and Astro viruses was 4 positive samples, while the number of samples
containing Rota adenonoro is only one positive sample is the same as the number of samples containing
only Astro and Noro that were recorded as a result of acute enteritis. The results also indicated that three
coinfection positive samples of rota, adeno and sapo. As tested by Rapid test and PCR technique.