Prevalence of group A rotavirus, human calicivirus, astrovirus, and adenovirus type 40 and 41 infections among children with acute gastroenteritis in Dijon, France.
Group A rotaviruses, human caliciviruses, astroviruses, and adenovirus types 40 and 41 were detected by enzyme immunoassay or reverse transcription-PCR in 61, 14, 6, and 3% of stool specimens from 414 children consulting for gastroenteritis between 1995 and 1998. These data highlight the importance of caliciviruses in infantile gastroenteritis. Among these, Norwalk-like viruses belonging to genogroup II were predominant.
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Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital d'Enfants, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 21034 Dijon, France.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D019350:Astroviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015995:Prevalence; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*