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Table 3 Viral aetiology distribution by patient age

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

Age (yr)

Norovirus (N = 82)

Rotavirus (N = 30)

Adenovirus (N = 18)

Astrovirus (N = 1)

<1

10 (12.2%)

11 (36.7%)

3 (16.7%)

0

N = 38

1-10

17 (20.7%)

10 (33.3%)

8 (44.4%)

0

N = 83

11-20

9 (11.0%)

0

2 (11.1%)

1 (100%)

N = 29

21-50

29 (35.4%)

5 (16.7%)

2 (11.1%)

0

N = 75

51-60

7 (8.5%)

4 (13.3%)

0

0

N = 24

>60

10 (12.2%)

0

3 (16.7%)

0

N = 29

Unspecified age

0

0

0

0

N = 10

Total

82 (28.4%)

30 (10.4%)

18 (6.25)

1 (0.30%)