title: Molecular epidemiology and clinical manifestations of viral gastroenteritis in hospitalized pediatric patients in Northern Taiwan.
abstract: By reverse transcription-PCR or PCR, among 257 children with nonbacterial acute gastroenteritis (AGE), rotavirus, norovirus, astrovirus, enteric adenovirus, and multiple viruses were identified in 78 (30.4%), 21 (8.2%), 7 (2.7%), 51 (19.8%), and 53 (20.6%) patients, respectively. Higher disease severity was found for AGE caused by multiple viruses and by rotavirus alone. The majority of rotaviruses isolated from 2004 to 2006 belonged to genotypes G1 (20.4%), G2 (16.5%), G3 (27.2%), and G9 (21.4%).
authors: Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kweishan 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors: Shih-Yen
authors: SY
authors: Chen
authors: Yu-Chung
authors: YC
authors: Chang
authors: Yun-Shien
authors: YS
authors: Lee
authors: Hsun-Chin
authors: HC
authors: Chao
authors: Kuo-Chien
authors: KC
authors: Tsao
authors: Tzou-Yien
authors: TY
authors: Lin
authors: Tzu-Yin
authors: TY
authors: Ko
authors: Chi-Neu
authors: CN
authors: Tsai
authors: Cheng-Hsun
authors: CH
authors: Chiu
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D012621:Seasons; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D014780:Viruses / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification