title: Identification and type distribution of astroviruses among children with gastroenteritis in Colombia and Venezuela.
abstract: Astrovirus infections were detected by enzyme immunoassay in 12 (5%) of 251 stool samples from children with gastroenteritis from Bogota, Colombia. In addition, astroviruses were detected by reverse transcription-PCR in 3 (10%) of 29 stool samples negative for other enteric pathogens collected in Caracas, Venezuela, from children with gastroenteritis. Astrovirus type 1 was the most frequently detected virus.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Virología, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liprandi
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ludert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D019350:Astroviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D001257:Mamastrovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014687:Venezuela / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral