Asuman Demirbuğa, Selda Hançerli Törün, Özge Metin-Akcan, Aylin Yücel, Aysun Yahşi, Gülsüm İclal Bayhan, Irmak Emre, Birol Öztürk, Özge Kaba, Günsel Kutluk, Tuğçe Tural-Kara, İrem Ceren Erbaş, Şilem Özdem-Alataş, Mehtap Akça, Berfin Özgökçe-Özmen, Sevgi Aslan, Özlem Çakici
BACKGROUND: In the first half of 2022, the increase in cases of severe acute hepatitis in children with no epidemiological link and unknown cause has aroused concern worldwide. In this study, we aimed to determine the frequency of adenovirus in children with hepatitis of unknown origin in Turkey. METHODS: In this study, which was conducted with the participation of 16 centers from Turkey, between July 2022 and January 2023, 36 pediatric patients under the age of 18 who met the definition of acute hepatitis were included...
September 7, 2023: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal