Astrovirus gastroenteritis age distribution of antibody.
Astrovirus antibody was detected by immunofluorescence using infected primary human embryo kidney cultures as antigen. Of 87 Oxford children aged 0--10 years, only 7% in the 6 to 12-month-old group had antibody. The percentage of children having evidence of past infection rose progressively in the 1--4 age range and 75% of the 5 to 10-year-old group possessed astrovirus antibody. Fifty-four (77%) of a group of 70 young adults likewise had antibody.
D000367:Age Factors; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003289:Convalescence; D004739:England; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D001257:Mamastrovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D014713:Viruses, Unclassified / Q000276:immunology*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral