Astrovirus in South Africa. A case report.
Astrovirus was identified in stool samples from a 6-month-old White infant up to 8 days after the onset of gastro-enteritis. Large immune aggregates were found after treatment of the faecal specimen with pooled human immunoglobulin.
D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D001257:Mamastrovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008722:Methods; D014777:Virus Diseases; D014713:Viruses, Unclassified / Q000302:isolation & purification*