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Table 2 Samples tested positive for viruses by month

From: Characterising the aetiology of severe acute gastroenteritis among patients visiting a hospital in Qatar using real-time polymerase chain reaction

Month

Viruses N (%)

Norovirus

Rotavirus

Adenovirus

Astrovirus

N = 281*

N = 82

N = 30

N = 18

N = 1

June (n = 37)

10 (27%)

8 (22%)

2 (5%)

0

July (n = 99)

32 (32%)

11 (11%)

8 (8%)

1 (1%)

August (n = 32)

15 (47%)

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

0

September (n = 72)

16 (22%)

10 (14%)

5 (7%)

0

October (n = 41)

9 (22%)

0

2 (5%)

0

  1. *Seven samples were excluded due to poor sample quality or due to not obtaining enough samples to analyse.