[Prevalence of human astrovirus serotypes in Shizuoka 1991-96].
A latex agglutination test (LA) for astrovirus types 1-4 detection and typing was used on rotavirus- and adenovirus-negative stool samples from children with diarrhea between 1991 and 1996. Of the 478 samples tested, 30 were identified as astrovirus-positive. Most of the patients with astrovirus infections were under 2 years old. Astrovirus type 1 was the most prevalent serotype; 20/30 (66.7%), followed by type 4 (16.7%), type 3 (13.3%), and type 2 (3.3%). A prevalence of astrovirus-associated diarrhea was observed between January and June each year.
Araki
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Department of Pediatrics, Teikyo University School of Medicine.
Kobayashi
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Utagawa
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Kobayashi
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Shinozaki
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Abe
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D000293:Adolescent; D019350:Astroviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D001257:Mamastrovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015995:Prevalence; D012703:Serotyping