Genetic diversity of norovirus and sapovirus in hospitalized infants with sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Stool specimens from hospitalized infants with sporadic gastroenteritis in Chiang Mai, Thailand, between July 2000 and July 2001 were examined for norovirus and sapovirus by reverse transcription-PCR and sequence analysis. These viruses were identified in 13 of 105 (12%) specimens. One strain was found to be a recombinant norovirus.
Hansman
Grant S
GS
Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Katayama
Kazuhiko
K
Maneekarn
Niwat
N
Peerakome
Supatra
S
Khamrin
Pattara
P
Tonusin
Supin
S
Okitsu
Shoko
S
Nishio
Osamu
O
Takeda
Naokazu
N
Ushijima
Hiroshi
H
D000208:Acute Disease; D001483:Base Sequence; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000821:virology*; D017931:DNA Primers; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000821:virology*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D029322:Norovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D029341:Sapovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013785:Thailand
D017931:DNA Primers