PREVALENCE OF ASTROVIRUS INFECTION AMONG CHILEAN CHILDREN WITH ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS

Authors
GAGGERO A ORYAN M NOEL JS GLASS RI MONROE SS MAMANI N PRADO V AVENDANO LF
Citation
A. Gaggero et al., PREVALENCE OF ASTROVIRUS INFECTION AMONG CHILEAN CHILDREN WITH ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS, Journal of clinical microbiology (Print), 36(12), 1998, pp. 3691-3693
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology (Print) → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
36
Issue
12
Year of publication
1998
Pages
3691 - 3693
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1998)36:12<3691:POAIAC>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The frequency of astrovirus infection in 456 Chilean children with dia rrhea was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, reverse tra nscriptase PCR, and cell culture. Astrovirus was detected in 16.5% of rotavirus-negative and 7% of rotavirus-positive samples obtained from emergency rooms or hospitals and in 11% of samples from day care cente rs. HAst-1 was the predominant serotype identified.