title: [Prevalence of human astrovirus serotypes in Shizuoka 1991-96].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Teikyo University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Utagawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shinozaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: 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