Volume 16, Number 1—January 2010
Research
Healthcare-associated Viral Gastroenteritis among Children in a Large Pediatric Hospital, United Kingdom
Nigel A. Cunliffe
, J. Angela Booth, Claire Elliot, Sharon J. Lowe, Will Sopwith, Nick Kitchin, Osamu Nakagomi, Toyoko Nakagomi, C. Anthony Hart1, and Martyn Regan
, J. Angela Booth, Claire Elliot, Sharon J. Lowe, Will Sopwith, Nick Kitchin, Osamu Nakagomi, Toyoko Nakagomi, C. Anthony Hart1, and Martyn ReganTable 1
Modified 20-point scoring system used to evaluate severity of gastroenteritis (11)
| Clinical sign or symptom | Points |
|---|---|
| Duration of diarrhea, d | |
| <2 | 1 |
| 2–4 | 2 |
| >4 |
3 |
| Maximum no. diarrheal stools in 24 h | |
| 3 | 1 |
| 4–5 | 2 |
| >5 |
3 |
| Duration of vomiting, d | |
| No vomiting | 0 |
| 1–2 | 2 |
| >3 |
3 |
| Maximum no. vomiting episodes in 24 h | |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| >3 |
3 |
| Rehydration | |
| None | 0 |
| Oral | 1 |
| Intravenous |
2 |
| Fever, ºC | |
| <37.6 | 0 |
| 37.6ºC–38.5 | 2 |
| >38.5 |
3 |
| Behavior | |
| Normal | 0 |
| Lethargic/irritable | 1 |
| Convulsion | 3 |
