Molecular detection of human calicivirus among Spanish children with acute gastroenteritis.
A survey was conducted among Spanish children with gastroenteritis treated in an emergency room. Reverse transcription-PCR with specimens negative for other enteric pathogens was used. The minimum incidence of human calicivirus infection was 7.7%, with Lordsdale as the predominant genotype. The clinical features and severity of calicivirus and rotavirus were similar.
D000208:Acute Disease; D002139:Caliciviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013030:Spain