title: Prevalence of astrovirus infection among Chilean children with acute gastroenteritis.
abstract: The frequency of astrovirus infection in 456 Chilean children with diarrhea was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, reverse transcriptase 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 centers. HAst-1 was the predominant serotype identified.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Virología, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. agaggero@bitmed.med.uchile.cl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaggero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Ryan
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Noel
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Glass
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Monroe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mamani
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prado
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Avendaño
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D019350:Astroviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015995:Prevalence